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Justin Trudeau attends Taylor Swift show in Toronto with family members

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was among the fans checking out Taylor Swift's second-last Toronto show on Friday evening.

Prime minister took in the singer's second-last Toronto show before the Eras Tour wraps up in Vancouver

In this collage image, a singer dancers on the left in a sparkly outfit and a man in a blac shirt stands in front of the crowd on the left.
Taylor Swift is close to wrapping up her Eras tour concerts in Toronto, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended on Friday with family. (Evan Mitsui/CBC, @tswifterastour/X)

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is firmly in his Swiftie era.

Trudeau attended the Taylor Swift concert in Toronto on Friday the Eras Tour's second-last night in the city. Press secretary Jenna Ghassabeh confirmed the prime minister was at the concert with family members.

Saturday wraps up two weekends of concerts in Toronto for the Eras Tour, which will end in Vancouver with three shows at B.C. Place from Dec. 6-8.

The tour kicked off in March 2023 and touched down in five continents with nearly 150 performances.

WATCH | Swift explains why Canada was her last stop:

Taylor Swift explains why shes ending her Eras Tour in Canada

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Taylor Swift took to the stage at the Rogers Centre in Toronto and told fans why she chose to end her worldwide tour in our country.

Before the Canadian dates were announced, Trudeau had reached out to Swift on social media, asking her to bring the tour to Canada.

"It's me, hi. I know places in Canada would love to have you. So, don't make it another cruel summer. We hope to see you soon," Trudeau posted onJuly 2023, referring to some of Swift's songs.

On the first night of Swift's show in Toronto, Trudeau also welcomedthe superstar to Canada with asocial media post on X.

The pop icon's massively popular Eras Tour was expected to generate upwards of $282 million in economic impact for Toronto as more than 240,000Swifties descended on Toronto, according to a non-profit that representsthe city'stourism sector.

Governments are expected to take in around $40 million in tax revenue, according to Destination Toronto.