text: Actually, that's not true. The Tories keep trying to call Trudeau a neophyte, but they ignore the facts. Trudeau grew up surrounded by political debate. He was active in high school. He debated at McGill. He chaired a committee on youth renewal in the party in 2006. He was elected to Parliament in 2008. He became leader of the Liberal Party in 2012. By comparison, Trudeau has had years of political experience to O'Leary's 15 minutes.