--- title: Justin Trudeau Kayaks Up to a Family to Talk Climate Change description: A video of Justin Trudeau paddling along in a kayak has surfaced on the internet — he just wanted to talk about climate change canonical: https://time.com/4806367/justin-trudeau-kayak-climate-change-world-environmental-day/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-05T21:09:46.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-08T09:05:42.267Z og:title: Justin Trudeau Kayaked Up to a Family to Talk About Climate Change og:description: And the family got it on video og:url: https://time.com/4806367/justin-trudeau-kayak-climate-change-world-environmental-day/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0ab338670fcc8d85/6988c2b797cdff8e316b03f8/justin-trudeau-canada-marijuana-legalization.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4865 og:image:height: 2737 og:image:alt: UN-CANADA-DIPLOMACY-ARMY og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Justin Trudeau Kayaked Up to a Family to Talk About Climate Change twitter:description: And the family got it on video twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0ab338670fcc8d85/6988c2b797cdff8e316b03f8/justin-trudeau-canada-marijuana-legalization.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Justin Trudeau Kayaked Up to a Family to Talk About Climate Change > Sponsored content. 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Canada’s Prime Minster rode his kayak along Niagra-on-the-Lake in Ontario to mark World Environment Day on Monday. “The future is still bright for those who have the courage to confront hard truths, and the confidence to stay the course,” he said in his comments after his kayak ride, [according to Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-politics-niagara-idUSKBN18W27H). “Canada will not back down from its commitment to fight climate change – and we are not alone. Around the world, nearly every country is on our side. Inaction is not an option,” he said. “We can’t walk away from the reality of climate change.” > [](https://twitter.com/carrierobinson%5F/status/871755411808018437) The politician even paddled up to a group of homeowners to chat about the impact of climate change on the river. “Any day on the water, we call this work you know?” he joked in a video shared by Carrie Robinson. We know. He is no stranger to having his outdoor moments go viral — including the time when he [surprised a family while hiking (shirtlessly)](http://time.com/4436981/justin-trudeau-shirtless-hike-canada/). Perhaps he wanted to paddle to draw more attention to the real issues than himself. Tall order, Trudeau. ## Transcript [00:00] It's not every day you get to unveil the names of [00:03] Canada's first giant panda cubs. So thank you for [00:06] including me in this once in a lifetime event. One, two, [00:09] three. [ MUSIC ] [ APPLAUSE ] Justin. Trudeau! One. [00:09] Two. Three. Four. Five. There you are. Justin Trudeau. [00:32] As recently as yesterday evening, your party was [00:34] defending [ INAUDIBLE ] actions, saying essentially that [00:35] he played by the rules. This morning. [00:39] Hey, guys, guys! Hey, [00:43] we have respect for journalist in this country, they ask [00:43] tough questions and their supposed to. Okay? Sorry, [00:44] go ahead Omar. Well, I would say, you [00:53] we're much taller than me the last time me met. [00:53] [ LAUGH ] This is extraordinary to think of, isn't it? You [00:56] comment, you said it was a lot like Canada. I [00:56] understand one of the priorities for you was to have a [01:00] cabinet [01:03] that was gender balanced. Why was that so important [01:06] to you? Because it's 2015. [01:15] [ APPLAUSE ] I'm pleased to announce today, right [01:18] here, that a Canadian woman will be featured on the [01:22] very first of the next series of bills. Expected in [01:26] 2018. And by the way, we shouldn't be afraid of the [01:30] word feminist. 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