Julianna Margulies says Toronto episode of ‘Good Wife’ was an homage to Canada

TORONTO – “The Good Wife” star Julianna Margulies says she’s friends with the Trudeaus and the show’s recent episode set in Toronto was an homage to Canada.

In an episode that aired on Global and CBS earlier this month, Margulies’s lawyer character Alicia Florrick flew from Chicago to Toronto’s Pearson International Airport for a case involving a National Security Agency contractor.

A Canadian justice of the peace chided the Americans a few times for their behaviour, saying: “Let’s leave the land of guns and gangs behind us, shall we, and not interrupt each other.”

“I loved the episode because I just thought it smacked America on the hand by saying, ‘Stop already, this is ridiculous,'” Margulies said Thursday in a conference call with reporters.

“One of my favourite lines was the judge saying, ‘I’m not speaking as a judge now, I’m speaking as a Canadian citizen, where we don’t spy on our citizens and we have superior health care.’ I thought that was fabulous.

“And I’m such a big fan of Justin and Sophie’s — and I actually am friends with them — that I was very happy to do that episode.”

Some viewers took to social media to lament that the episode rehashed a number of tired stereotypes: that Canadians are clean, peace-loving and uber polite.

But Margulies said she hopes “Canada saw it in a positive light.”

“Because we were trying to show how ridiculous America can be and is at times in their political system, and how important it is to stop the madness and get real and respect their citizens rather than their government as much as they seem to.”

“The Good Wife” will air its series finale on May 8.

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