How many times have we looked at a child and exclaimed, ”Doesn’t Freddie look just like his mother (or Grandpa Smith, or Aunt Mathilda Buggins); why, it’s uncanny; he’s the spitting image!” And the other person will reply, “What?! I don’t see that at all; Freddie looks just like his father - or Grandma Jones. No doubt about it.” And each person will be mystified the other cannot see what they see.

Anyone can go through Google Images and cherry-pick Castro shots. Or check Images and cherry-pick Justin/Pierre shots. When the suggestion is implanted, the brain looks for the comparisons. As an oldtimer Canuck too long exposed to both père Pierre et fils, I suggest you cannot miss the similar cheekbones, the lower lip … and the voice. That voice … Irritatingly arrogant and nasal. I was definitely not a supporter of père, and let me tell you, listening to his son is nails on chalkboard to my ears. It is like père Pierre never went away.