Prime Minister Justin Trudeau thrilled a largely supportive crowd at the BC Forest Discovery Centre in Duncan on Vancouver Island Saturday afternoon.
Some protesters greeted his motorcade as Trudeau pulled up with his wife Sophie Gr茅goire Trudeau and their children, but inside the protest was drowned out by applause from the excited crowd that had congregated to meet the prime minister.
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First Trudeau greeted some forestry workers and their families, then recieved a short tour of the centre from longtime volunteer Roland Brown.
Trudeau shook hands and spoke with many of those who had gathered to get a glimpse of the prime minister, stopping to take numerous photos with members of the crowd.
He then took a few moments and answered a number of questions from reporters about immigration, the Trans Mountain Pipeline, national security and North Korea and supply management and NAFTA talks.
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The national plan to fight climate change is all about that, he said, as is the oceans protection plan.
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On supply management and NAFTA, Trudeau said itsa国际传媒檚 clear that the U.S. is targeting the sector, demanding elimination.
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