Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced a heckler who displayed a Canadian flag with a swastika at his latest town hall meeting Thursday night.
As CBC News reports, Trudeau was in Quebec City, where he fielded questions on immigration and race.
Members of Storm Alliance — who oppose unregulated multiculturalism and radical Islam — were also on hand. Trudeau avoided their questions and angry stares. The group, in conjunction with the French-language “La Meute” society, staged two high-profile, peaceful marches in Quebec City last year — that were marred by violent counter-protests by Antifa activists.
The man waving the defaced Canadian flag had also faced-off with Trudeau when the prime minister was in London, Ontario last week. He was escorted out of the room by security as soon as he began shouting at Trudeau. Members of the Storm Alliance stood and silently watched the protest.
As the demonstrator was marched off, Trudeau called after him, “Nice to see you again.”
Despite the opposition in the room, Trudeau stuck to his oft-repeated theme of diversity being a strength.
As the country and the province approaches the one-year anniversary of the Ste-Foy mosque shooting, Trudeau insisted that most Canadians and Quebeckers accept multiculturalism.
“We must show, in a tangible way, that our country’s success is even greater if we embrace our diversity, and that’s a lesson that the world has to learn if we’re going to get through the 21st century,” he said.