Justin Trudeau’s tour stops in New Brunswick today

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau brings his campaign-style, cross-country tour to New Brunswick today, with the key fixture on the agenda a town hall meeting in Fredericton.

The town hall meeting is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. AT at the Cultural Centre.

CBC New Brunswick will livestream the event.

The Fredericton Chamber of Commerce, which is hosting the community meeting, closed pre-registration for the event on Monday “due to huge response” and said pre-registration doesn’t guarantee entry.

Trudeau’s stops in Nova Scotia on Monday and New Brunswick today coincide with the release of a public opinion poll suggesting the prime minister and his government continue to enjoy “historic highs” in popularity in this region.

In a quarterly survey of more than 1,500 people, 73 per cent of respondents were satisfied with the government’s performance and 62 per cent support Trudeau.

• Justin Trudeau, Liberals remain high in Atlantic Canada
• Trudeau hears questions and complaints at cross-country tour town halls

Following the morning event in Fredericton, Trudeau will head to Saint John and visit the Market Square atrium at 1:30 p.m. before proceeding to Hampton for a stop in Tim Hortons at 2:20 p.m.

Trudeau will then fly to Sherbrooke, Que., for a 7 p.m. ET town hall session at Colonel Gaétan Côté Armoury.

Since the tour began last week in Ontario, the prime minister has faced challenging questions on issues such as the welfare of indigenous Canadians, military exports, subsidies for the fossil-fuel industry, real-estate regulation and support for the manufacturing sector.

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Article source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/justin-trudeau-new-brunswick-tour-1.3937640?cmp=rss