Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talks about yesterday’s incident involving pedestrians being struck by a van in Toronto, in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, in Ottawa, Ontario. “We cannot as Canadians choose t
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talks about an incident involving pedestrians being struck by a van in Toronto, in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, in Ottawa, Ontario. Justin Tang, Associated Press
Herb Scribner
By Herb Scribner

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau drummed up some drama this week because he took a photo at a doughnut shop, CNN reports.

What’s going on: The controversy started after Trudeau shared a photo on Twitter of himself carrying seven boxes of doughnuts from the Oh Doughnuts shop in Winnipeg, Canada.

  • Trudeau: “Picked up some of Winnipeg’s best to keep us going through another full day of cabinet meetings. Thanks for the fuel, @OhDoughnuts. #shoplocal.”

Response: Oh Doughnuts thanked Trudeau in its own tweet.

  • Oh Doughnuts: “Thanks for stopping by @JustinTrudeau. We can confirm he carried these out the door. Pretty sure Health Canada would agree everything is OK in moderation.”
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Social media controversy: Social media wasn’t exactly happy with Trudeau’s decision to buy doughnuts at Oh Doughnuts since they cost too much money

  • The doughnuts cost $35 ($26.61 U.S.). An assortment of speciality doughnuts cost $47 Canadian ($35.73 U.S. ), according to the company’s website.
  • But social media didn’t respect the high prices.
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