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The episode broadcast late Sunday of the widely watched
television news magazine featured a profile of Trudeau, who is
due to visit Washington this week and attend a state dinner
hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama.
While a reporter on the show talked about Trudeau's father,
Pierre Trudeau, who was prime minister of Canada a generation
earlier, and his mother Margaret Trudeau, a black-and-white
image of the elder Trudeau and Cattrall depicted together was
shown on screen.
Pierre and Margaret Trudeau each dated a string of celebrities
after their marriage broke up, and the sometimes high-profile
relationships often made news in Canada, where the prime
minister and his young sons were celebrated in the media.
The photo of Trudeau and Cattrall was snapped by a photographer
of the Toronto Star newspaper in 1981, the paper said on Monday.
That was long before the Canadian actress became best known for
her role in the hit HBO show, Sex and the City.
Cattrall responded to the error good naturedly, saying in a post
on Twitter: "I have a son who is the Prime Minister of Canada? I
couldn't b (sic) more proud."
The Prime Minister's Office did not immediately respond to a
request for comment.
The gaffe made headlines across Canada, sparking jokes about
Canada's typically low profile in the United States.
(Reporting by Andrea Hopkins; Editing by Bernadette Baum)
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