Critics of Kinder Morgan pipeline shout down Trudeau at Nanaimo townhall

NANAIMO – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke over jeers at a town hall meeting in Nanaimo, as he defended his government’s decision to support the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline through the province.

Trudeau says Canada has to protect the environment and encourage economic development at the same time, which has guided the federal government’s approach on Kinder Morgan’s project.

The meeting was often raucous as the prime minister faced a mix of cheers and boos on his arrival, and police physically removed a man who interrupted Trudeau at the start of the event.

Others also spoke over Trudeau when he tried to talk about the pipeline and he appealed for a chance to answer, at one point showing his frustration, exclaiming “C’mon!”

Trudeau spoke to an overflow crowd at in the gymnasium at Vancouver Island University, while dozens of protesters carried anti-pipeline placards outside.

The final town hall of his cross-country tour started almost an hour late because of travel delays caused by weather.

 

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