--- title: Rihanna and Justin Trudeau Discuss Education on Internet description: The "Wild Thoughts" singer reached out to Trudeau and a number of world leaders for their support in funding education. Trudeau responded. canonical: https://time.com/4832694/rihanna-education-trudeau/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-26T15:04:25.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:44:52.446Z og:title: Rihanna Asked Justin Trudeau for Funding. 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Here's What He Said.  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jun 26, 2017 3:04 PM UTC  PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 16: Singer Rihanna presents the "Young Fashion Designer" : LVMH Prize 2017 Edition in front of members of the Jury ; stylist Maria Grazia Chiuri and director of sponsorship LVMH Jean-Paul Claverie. Held at Fondation Louis Vuitton on June 16, 2017 in Paris, France. (Photo by Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images) PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 16: Singer Rihanna presents the "Young Fashion Designer" : LVMH Prize 2017 Edition in front of members of the Jury ; stylist Maria Grazia Chiuri and director of sponsorship LVMH Jean-Paul Claverie. Held at Fondation Louis Vuitton on June 16, 2017 in Paris, France. (Photo by Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images)Bertrand Rindoff Petroff—Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jun 26, 2017 3:04 PM UTC While most civically-minded citizens can best make their voices heard by calling up their local elected officials, some larger-than-life individuals have more leverage — and can go straight to the top ranks of power. That’s certainly the case for [singer](http://time.com/4820737/rihanna-dj-khaled-wild-thoughts/), [fashion icon](http://time.com/4762629/rihanna-queen-met-gala-2017/), and [lauded humanitarian](http://motto.time.com/4686996/rihanna-harvard-humanitarian-award-speech/) Rihanna, who is reaching out to world leaders by sending them personal Twitter messages. Her goal? See if they would commit to funding education in support of the [Global Partnership for Education. ](http://time.com/4809275/rihanna-malawi-global-citizen/) Sending tweets to France’s [Emmanuel Macron](http://time.com/4823055/france-french-president-emmanuel-macron-parliament-election/), Germany’s Steffen Siebert, Argentina’s Mauricio Macri, and Canada’s [Justin Trudeau](http://time.com/4832566/justin-trudeau-pride-parade-2017/), Rihanna’s missives did not simply disappear into the void. The ever-popular Prime Minister Trudeau even took the time to respond directly to her plea. “Will you recommit Canada to #FundEducation?” she asked. To which he replied: “We’ve got your back!” He also noted that girls’ education is a part of Canada’s “feminist international development policy.” Macri and Seibert also publicly reaffirmed the primacy of education in their [country’s policy goals](http://time.com/4783925/indefatigable-angela-merkel-elections/) in their responses to Rihanna. > [](https://twitter.com/rihanna/status/878370969919774721) > [](https://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau/status/879130419760967680) > [](https://twitter.com/mauriciomacri/status/878644076031201280) > [](https://twitter.com/RegSprecher/status/878586388542881792) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4832694/rihanna-education-trudeau/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4832694/rihanna-education-trudeau/"},"headline":"Rihanna Asked for Justin Trudeau's Education Funding on Twitter. 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