Trudeau shuts down heckler: "Racism has no place' in Canada"
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Trudeau was at a rally on Thursday in Sabrevois, Quebec, when a woman began shouting at him in French. The incident was caught on video and later reported by Vice News.
“I want to know when you are going to refund the $146 million we paid for your illegal immigrants,” the woman yelled, according to the outlet’s translation.
“Ok, Madame,” Trudeau responded in French. “This intolerance towards immigrants has no room in Canada.”
Trudeau continued with his speech, talking about how Canada was built by groups of immigrants, as the crowd erupted into cheers.
The same woman then approached Trudeau as he was stepping off the stage.
She asked him if he was tolerant towards Quebecois.
Trudeau, flanked by security guards, told her that he was a proud Quebecois. “Racism has no place here,” the prime minister told her, according to the translation of the video.
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Link to tweet
http://thehill.com/policy/international/402568-trudeau-shuts-down-heckler-racism-has-no-place-in-canada