Justin Trudeau Responds to Allegation That He Groped a Reporter The Prime Minister said he doesn’t recall "any negative interactions that day at all," when it allegedly occurred 18 years ago. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau The incident in question took place during a charity fundraiser before Trudeau’s political career. At the time, it was editorialized anonymously in the Creston Valley Advance newspaper. The reporter in question does not wish her name to be used or to be contacted about the story. Trudeau has long spoken out against sexual harassment.