We're waiting for @JustinTrudeau to show up at an event in a backyard in Surrey this a.m. Protestors outside. Colleagues have identified at least one who followed Liberals from Hamilton Ontario yesterday to Surrey BC today. Would not say if he's w/ an organization. #cdnpoli
@JustinTrudeau up now, says it is such a treat to be back in BC, his second home. He's flanked by Gordie Hogg, who is running for Liberals in Surrey South White Rock, currently held by Conservatives.
@JustinTrudeau in part reiterating yesterday's housing anno. But also this: raising corporate tax rates on banks, insurance companies on earnings over $1 billion from 15 to 18 per cent.
Via @JPTasker : cbc.ca/news/politics/…
Now @JustinTrudeau pivoting to vaccines. "My friends you get it why doesn't @erinotoole ?" He praises BC Premier John Horgan on vax passports. BC is returning to an indoor mask mandate today.
Jordan Press asks about retirees relying on profits from big banks. Trudeau repeats banks have continues to post large profits. Protestors outside are now on intercomms.
I asked about how @JustinTrudeau comments yesterday on Taliban needing recognition (food security etc.) different than opening door to negotiations, he reiterated Taliban is terrorist org. and Canada has no intention of recognizing them.
@karinaroman1 asks: @JustinTrudeau often engages w/ protestors, including those opposed to vaccination. Why did he avoid Indigenous women protesting old-growth logging/his record on reconciliation last night?
@JustinTrudeau says elections time to make choices, and a re-elected Liberal gov't would be committed to conserving bio-diversity, reconciliation. Suggests @theJagmeetSingh and BC Premier Horgan (whose vaccine passport efforts he praised min. ago) should be asked 'bout logging.
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Protestors again at Trudeau's next event. Supporters here too. Some of the completely illogical screaming: "crimes against humanity," a bunch of swearing.
Yelling at journalists again. We were told we'd burn in hell. #cdnmedia#elxn44
"He's supposed to talk to the people," says one of the protestors, yelling at a police officer.
Usually there have been supporters screaming and shouting out protestors. Not the case at this Nobleton Ont. stop for @JustinTrudeau as he waves at the demonstrators before walking in. #cdnpoli#elexn44
PA announces @JustinTrudeau event's cancellation as media shuttled back on to bus. As this was happening I watched RCMP detail explain to one man he cannot get close to the bus. #cdnpoli#elxn44
We are in the Quebec City-area riding of Beauport-Limoilou this morning waiting for Liberal leader @JustinTrudeau to make an an announcement on seniors. #cdnpoli#elxn44
@JustinTrudeau has arrived, but its neither he or local candidate Ann Gingras who speaks up first, but adjacent Québec riding incumbent @jyduclos , who squeaked by the Bloc for a victory w/ a few hundred votes in 2019. Duclos says he's thrilled Gingras is part of team.
@JustinTrudeau starts off his news conference by stating situation w/ #COVID19 very serious across country.
"Everyone is working around the clock to get as many Canadians vaccinated as quickly as possible," he says, a few hours after we've heard @US_FDA reco to hit pause on Johnson and Johnson vaccine. (BG here: cbc.ca/news/world/joh…)
"On est tous tannés de la #COVID19 ," @JustinTrudeau says, saying the events in Montreal (storefronts were shattered a couple of nights ago) show everyone is tired, but have to keep following public health guidelines. #cdnpoli#qcpoli#yul
For those keeping track it's Alberta's third daily record in a row and fourth time we've passed the 1,000 new cases per day mark.
The two big cities account for most of the 11, 274 active cases: Calgary's @ 4,394 and Edmonton @ 4,941.
When the province was gearing up to reopen in May, Calgary had been @ 1,011 cases, Edmonton at 53. google.ca/amp/s/www.cbc.…
@CMOH_Alberta says the current context is "grim," says 1,155 new cases since yesterday. Third time in a week we've reached over 1,000 new cases threshold. Eleven new cases. cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…
@CMOH_Alberta says two individuals died in their 30s this week. They had co-morbidities, but not on their own "life-threatening."
@AHS_media working to increase capacity for #COVID19 patients if needed.