'There's a new kind of politician. People wear sneakers in their lives, and showing up in the riding in a park in a suit doesn't work.'
The federal transport minister has been loyal to the Adidas brand ever since he was a kid playing soccer in Saudi Arabia.
During a Liberal caucus retreat in January, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wore the Nike Dunk Low SB 'Los Angeles Dodgers' shoe, with pink on the outsole that represents chewed up bubble gum that players bite.And no, he doesn't have the Montreal Sesame Bagel Dunk, a Nike shoe styled after the food famous in the city that elected him to the House of Commons.
Next up was the emergence of the tech sector, she said, where innovators could basically wear "playground attire and be the most powerful men in the room." For women politicians, sneakers, unlike heels, can carry an added symbolic meaning, Semmelhack said, in that it shows they're hitting the ground running, or ready for action.
Security guards on Parliament Hill have told her they can identify her by her shoes, she said, even before they see the pin that MPs wear on their lapels."They just feel like me," Holland said.
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