Justin Trudeau, dubbed 'The North Star,' lands Rolling Stone cover

"Is Canada's prime minister the free world's best hope?" Rolling Stone magazine seems to thinkso.

Prime MinisterJustinTrudeauis featured in thecover story posted online Wednesday morning for the latest issue of the long-running music and pop culture magazine.

Thelengthy feature, which dubs him "The North Star," mixes biographical details with current events, from elements of Trudeau'supbringing and life story through his recent meetings with U.S. President Donald Trump.

The piece repeatedly juxtaposes Trudeauand Trump from their personal style to their positions on issues as varied as women's reproductive health, environmental legislation and their attitude toward Muslimsheavily favouring the Canadian leader.

"Justin Trudeau is trying to Make Canada Great Again. He is using, let us say, different methods," writes Stephen Rodrick, an American journalist and author who regularly covers politics. He haspublished profiles of a wide range of figures, from Mike Pence and Rudy Giulianito Chris Rock and Serena Williams.

While playing up Trudeau'spopularity and some of his accomplishments, the profile also lists some of hispolitical missteps and fumbles, including so far failing to deliver on pledges made to the Indigenous community and forgetting to mention Alberta during this year'sCanada Day event in Ottawa.

Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, Rolling Stone, known more for its music coverage,has regularly covered U.S. politics over the past half-century, including publishing front-page features on former U.S. presidents Jimmy Carter, BillClinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama. The magazine, which has called itself a staunchadvocate of the Democratic Party, published a 2015 cover profile of Trump during the Republican primary.

Since he was elected prime minister in 2015, Trudeauhas received high-profile coverage or mentions in major American magazines, including Vanity Fair, GQ andVogue. In June, he appeared on Live with Kelly and Ryan, during the ABC morning show's visit to Niagara Falls, Ont.