WINNIPEG — Justin Trudeau‘s news conference at a Winnipeg daycare was interrupted by a protester who called the prime minister a scumbag.
Staff from the Prime Minister’s Office said the man gained entry to the event claiming to be a member of the “world alternative media.”
He carried a camcorder as he heckled Trudeau about the carbon tax while the prime minister answered other questions.
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He also railed against what he called Trudeau’s “globalist counterparts.”
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Security eventually led the man out of the room without incident.
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Trudeau was in Winnipeg to tout child-care investments his government announced in last week’s budget.
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“Shame on you and your globalist counterparts,” the man said as security kept a close eye on him. “You’re scumbags. You are an absolute scumbag.”
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