Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be portrayed in Sunday鈥檚 Canadian-themed episode of 鈥淭he Simpsons,鈥� which is titled 鈥淒鈥橭h Canada.鈥�

Toronto journalist Lucas Meyer tweeted on Monday that he got to guest-voice Trudeau for the segment after putting together an impressions video on YouTube.

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Asked if the show reached out to Trudeau to voice himself in the episode, his spokeswoman Chantal Gagnon said in an email: 鈥淲e respectfully declined their offer.鈥�

The episode, which will air on City in Canada, sees Lisa mistakenly given political asylum in Canada during a family trip to Niagara Falls.

Tim Long, a Canadian-born consulting producer on 鈥淭he Simpsons,鈥� tells The Canadian Press the Trudeau character briefly talks to Lisa in the episode.

Long adds 鈥渢here may be mention of a current scandal鈥� that Prime Minister Trudeau is involved with, suggesting the episode might touch on the SNC-Lavalin controversy.

鈥淭hat may be one of those things that nobody in America is going to get,鈥� Long, who was born in Brandon, Man., and grew up in Exeter, Ont., said in a recent phone interview.

鈥淚t鈥檚 funny, though, because of course America got used to the idea that, 鈥榃ell, Trudeau is great鈥� 鈥� at least the liberal part of America has sort of got it in their head that, 鈥極h, he鈥檚 amazing and Canadians must love him鈥� 鈥� and I think they鈥檙e shocked to learn that he鈥檚 in a little bit of trouble right now.鈥�

The Canadian Press

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