Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has dinner with singer Katy Perry in Montreal

MONTREAL AP Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry had dinner together in Montreal this week A communications consultant for the restaurant Le Violon ratified Tuesday that the former prime minister and the singer spent about two hours at the fine-dining spot Monday evening Photos of the meetup published by TMZ sparked speculation of a budding romance Samantha Jin mentioned the pair kept to themselves and neither the staff nor other patrons approached them for a photo We kind of got the vibe that they were a little more chill she explained Jin added that there was no indication of romance in the air noting No visual signs of PDA or anything The description about the dinner first appeared on TMZ which posted video of Trudeau and Perry in animated conversation at the eatery Perry lately split from longtime partner Orlando Bloom and is on tour with stops including Ottawa on Tuesday Montreal on Wednesday Quebec City on Friday and two dates in Toronto next week Trudeau and his ex-wife Sophie Gr goire separated in During the meal Jin announced precaution watched from the bar as the pair noshed on a chef s menu featuring a range of appetizers including tuna beef tartare lobster and asparagus with lamb as their main syllabus Jin noted Chef Danny Smiles stopped by their table to say hello and before heading out they came into the kitchen to thank the unit A spokeswoman for Trudeau didn t instantly respond to a request for comment A spokeswoman for Perry wasn t right away available for comment Trudeau released his resignation earlier this year after nearly a decade in power His father late Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau was a bachelor when he became prime minister He dated actresses Barbra Streisand and Kim Cattrall and married a -year-old woman while in office at age Born and raised in California Perry is a -time Grammy Award nominee She helped usher in the sound of s pop swiftly becoming one of the bestselling artists of all time for her campy big belting anthems She has issued seven studio albums the greater part notably s sugar-sweet Teenage Dream The album produced five No s that tied a record set by Michael Jackson s album Bad