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Samantha Peters was another concerned attendee, armed with a sign protesting the Site C dam project in British Columbia.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nSamantha Peters protested the B.C. Site C dam project while attending Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s appearance in Winnipeg on Thursday. (CBC)<\/p>\n
On Monday, a panel of three judges dismissed a court case<\/a> filed by the Prophet River and West Moberly First Nations in northeast British Columbia.<\/p>\n
The group of First Nations\u00a0argued\u00a0flooding 5,500 hectares of the Peace River valley for the Site C dam infringes on their constitutionally protected treaty rights, and the federal government should have taken that into consideration before granting permits allowing the project to go ahead.<\/p>\n
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10th\u00a0town hall session this year<\/h2>\n
It’s the 10th stop \u2014 and the only one in\u00a0Manitoba\u00a0\u2014 in Trudeau’s tour of the country, which began in eastern Ontario earlier this month.<\/p>\n
The visit follows stops in Regina, Saskatchewan and Calgary, where the prime minister was challenged Tuesday<\/a> on his commitment to growing the Albertan economy while also transitioning away from fossil fuels to meet climate change goals.<\/p>\n
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His Winnipeg appearance also included a trip to\u00a0\u00c9cole Robert H. Smith School\u00a0to meet the roughly 450 students from kindergarten to Grade 6 who sent him letters requesting a visit<\/a>, and a brief stop at the city’s new Jollibee.<\/p>\n
Roughly 80 people were packed into the popular Filipino fast-food restaurant, including\u00a0Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux and Liberal MLA Cindy Lamoureux. The father and daughter\u00a0represent nearby constituencies with large Filipino populations.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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- Letters from 450 Winnipeg students prompt school visit from PM Trudeau<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
- ‘In the lion’s den’: Trudeau defends oilsands statements at Calgary town hall<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Justin Trudeau pressed on Indigenous support at Saskatoon town hall<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
- Site C ruling shows Canadian courts don’t take reconciliation seriously, says law professor<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n