Trudeau\u00a0said he understands the anger and frustration provoked by the failure of the Phoenix system and called the problems unacceptable.<\/p>\n
“It’s a situation that cannot continue and one that we take extremely seriously,” he said.<\/p>\n
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Trudeau receiving flowers from Narjess Al Assaf,10. (CBC News)<\/p>\n
Trudeau said employees\u00a0didn’t know how to use the new payroll system when it was brought in.<\/p>\n
But people in Miramichi, where the system is administered, are working around the clock to fix it, he said.<\/p>\n
“Everyone deserves to get paid what they’re owed in a timely matter,” he said.<\/p>\n
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At the town hall meeting, questions from New Brunswickers\u00a0covered a range of topics, including\u00a0marijuana policy, protection of the environment, job creation, and what Trudeau’s daughter wants to be when she grows\u00a0up.<\/p>\n
“She is an eight-year-old princess or rock ‘n’ roll star,” he said. “I impress on my daughter she can be whatever she wants.\u00a0I also impress upon her brothers she can be whatever she wants.”<\/p>\n
A university student in the crowd asked the prime minister how government planned to decrease the number of sexual assaults on university campuses.<\/p>\n
“We need to support survivors … we need to address huge challenges within workplaces … e need to talk about it more if we want to be a truly equal country,” Trudeau said. “Violence against women and girls happens too often.”<\/p>\n
A Grade 12 student in Fredericton asked how Canada can assure respect and inclusion within its own communities after flaring racial tensions in the United States. <\/p>\n
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“It’s easier to get people to close in,” he said. “Diversity is a sort of strength … it creates opportunities.”<\/p>\n
Matt\u00a0DeCourcey, the Fredericton\u00a0MP, spoke at the morning event and thanked everyone for attending.\u00a0Diane\u00a0Lebouthillier\u00a0and\u00a0Fisheries\u00a0Minister Dominic\u00a0LeBlanc, along with\u00a0mayors and local council members, also attended.<\/p>\n
“This is a community town hall, you’re here to share your stories \u2026\u00a0and ask your questions to your prime minister,”\u00a0DeCourcey said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nTrudeau answered questions from residents during a town hall meeting on Tuesday. (Don Darling\/Twitter)<\/p>\n
\nThe 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.<\/p>\n
\nTrudeau’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.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0Trudeau.<\/p>\n
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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.<\/p>\n
Trudeau will then fly to Sherbrooke, Que., for a 7 p.m. ET town hall session at\u00a0Colonel Ga\u00e9tan C\u00f4t\u00e9 Armoury.<\/p>\n
“We as a government are listening very carefully about the concerns people have,”\u00a0Trudeau\u00a0said as the Fredericton meeting began in at\u00a0about 9:30. “This is very much about hearing your concerns, your questions … things that are important to Canadians.”<\/p>\n
Since the tour began last week in Ontario,\u00a0the 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.<\/p>\n
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