Justin Trudeau has come a long way from being just a snowboarding John Mayer doppelgänger. Following in the political footsteps of his father, the younger Trudeau and IRL Disney prince was elected as Canada's prime minister last year and, since taking office, has achieved a level of Internet-boyfriend status usually reserved for the Benedict Cumberbatches of the world (Hey Girl memes included). Maybe you heard about Trudeau's compassionate appeal on the Syrian refugee crisis? Or you've seen his badass-but-not-obnoxious tattoo? The guy can explain quantum computing, for God's sake.
The reason we've hopped on the Trudeau train (that presumably runs on maple syrup) is that the politician dresses better than any other world leader. It's what earned him a place on our Most Stylish Men Alive Right Now list. Even if we're grading on an elected-leader curve—and we are—the prime minister makes an effort to look his best whether he's in black tie at the White House or bringing his impressive sock game to a hometown talk show. And that's why we thought Trudeau could handle his own GQ cover:
Unfortunately, you won't find this "lost" cover on newsstands or polybagged in your mailbox—but not because we worried American audiences wouldn't be able to handle eyes that dreamy. With Toronto hometown hero Drake and Ryan Reynolds, a.k.a. the pride of Vancouver, taking up so much prime printed real estate already, having a third Canuck cover would have ma-a-a-aybe been overkill. Kind of like when Trudeau and Obama joined forces for bro hugs and baby-kissing.
