Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent Easter weekend with his family in Tofino.
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Belanger said the Prime Minister is 香蕉视频直播渙ne of the 599,000 guests that enjoys coming to Tofino annually香蕉视频直播� and that Tofino is well-accustomed to hosting public figures, like politicians and celebrities, graciously.
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Prior to a publicized visit to the West Coast last July, Tofino-based environmental group Friends of Clayoquot Sound released a statement encouraging businesses to deny service to the Prime Minister due, in part, to the government香蕉视频直播檚 Trans Mountain Pipeline purchase.
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Friends of Clayoquot Sound campaigner Jeh Custerra told the Westerly News that he had heard Trudeau was returning to Tofino over the weekend and hoped for an opportunity 香蕉视频直播渢o hold him accountable.香蕉视频直播�
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Custerra had attended the 35th anniversary celebration of the Meares Island Tribal Park declaration on April 21 and said he ran into the Prime Minister outside a local restaurant after the ceremony.
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Custera again voiced frustration over the Trans Mountain pipeline decision and also expressed concerns over the Trudeau government香蕉视频直播檚 absence of charges against mining company Imperial Metals regarding the 2014 Mount Polley disaster.
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He added that he hopes Trudeau got the message during his latest West Coast vacation.
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