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Trudeau joined his lone Calgary MP George Chahal at a pancake breakfast in the morning
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July 10, 2022 • 13 minutes ago • 2 minutes reading • 32 comments Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spins pancakes at Deputy George Chahal’s Calgary Stampede breakfast at Calgary’s Genesis Center on Sunday, July 10, 2022. Gavin Young / Postmedia
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau landed in Calgary on Sunday to attend Stampede, attending the event for the first time since 2019.
Trudeau joined his lone Calgary MP George Chahal at a pancake breakfast at the Genesis Center in northeast Calgary in the morning, surprising the crowd of about 200 people. Chahal, the former city councilor, greeted Trudeau with a big “Yahoo” welcome to Stampede.
“This is a time to get together and celebrate being able to get together once again. It’s great to see them all in person. Happy Stampede, ”the prime minister said in a brief address to the crowd.
“We’ve had a couple of tough years where people have had to come together and get over it. And we really saw the strength of the community, the Canadians leaning on each other, being there for each other. others, that’s what it’s about. “
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Trudeau spun pancakes and mingled with the crowd for about 30 minutes before heading out to the Stampede around 10:30 alongside Tourism Minister Randy Boissonnault. He was also scheduled to attend a Liberal Party fundraiser in the evening.
“I wasn’t expecting anything from Justin Trudeau,” said Melvin Lopes, who attended the breakfast along with his family. “Very good surprise; my father-in-law visits us from India and is a big fan of Justin Trudeau … He is with me here today and is very happy to see him here in person. “
A man was escorted out of the premises by police after shouting “Trudeau is a traitor” while the prime minister grabbed the microphone to speak to the crowd.
At the Stampede, Trudeau met with the Stampede vet and some students who are investigating animal safety. They walked beside the horses in the corrals behind the grandstand inside the field as they spoke. He then met with Mayor Jyoti Gondek, who welcomed him to Calgary.
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Trudeau also went to one of the barns and spoke with some heavy horse owners before walking through the crowds of the terrain, which was attended by many young families.
Some stampede attendees stopped the prime minister as he walked down the middle of the road, asking for selfies as he talked about how nice it was to be back at the event. Others, including refugees from Ukraine, Syria and Afghanistan, thanked him. A Calgary woman thanked him for helping save her home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Others could be heard muttering negative comments below their breath before leaving and some shouted in the background.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau participates in the Calgary stampede on Sunday, July 10, 2022. In Charest / Postmedia
Trudeau’s trip to Calgary comes after a day in Nova Scotia on Saturday, where he formally apologized for the systemic racism experienced by the only all-black unit that fought for Canada during World War I.
His visit was followed by a federal Conservative Party barbecue Saturday night at Heritage Park which was attended by four of the five candidates for party leadership.
– With archives of The Canadian Press
mrodriguez@postmedia.com
Twitter: @michaelrdrguez
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