Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent Easter weekend with his family in Tofino.
害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 a really cool spot that he loves coming back to,害羞草研究所� Tourism Tofino chair JJ Belanger told the Westerly News. 害羞草研究所淗e loves to surf and he loves the quiet and the solitude that he gets here. Sure, there害羞草研究所檚 always going to be a few people that are rumbling about it, that害羞草研究所檚 their choice. But, I think, when he comes here, he enjoys it and that害羞草研究所檚 what not only keeps him coming back, it害羞草研究所檚 what keeps all of our guests coming back.害羞草研究所�
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Belanger said the Prime Minister is 害羞草研究所渙ne of the 599,000 guests that enjoys coming to Tofino annually害羞草研究所� and that Tofino is well-accustomed to hosting public figures, like politicians and celebrities, graciously.
害羞草研究所淚 think our community does a really good job of letting them enjoy their vacation and that害羞草研究所檚 something that makes Tofino a very special place for people,害羞草研究所� he said.
害羞草研究所淭hey have a job to do, as do you and as do I. When I go away on vacation, I don害羞草研究所檛 want to think about my job. So, if these people come to our community and we害羞草研究所檙e constantly hounding them, this is not going to be a place that they want to come back to. Obviously we do a good job at that, because [Trudeau] does keep coming back and he invests, as every other tourist does, in our community. He stays where he害羞草研究所檚 staying and he uses the products and services that we have while he害羞草研究所檚 here. He害羞草研究所檚 just like any other guest and I don害羞草研究所檛 think we should treat him any differently害羞草研究所hen he害羞草研究所檚 on vacation, nobody should be talking about his job. Let him enjoy his vacation.害羞草研究所�
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害羞草研究所檚 Trans Mountain Pipeline purchase.
害羞草研究所淏e bold and creative, it is not often we have the potential to reach a politician whose decisions impact our lives,害羞草研究所� the statement read.
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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 害羞草研究所渢o hold him accountable.害羞草研究所�
害羞草研究所淗ow can we hold him accountable? Because this is someone who has the opportunity to influence not only Canada, but the world,害羞草研究所� he said.
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.
害羞草研究所淚 stuck around and ended up talking to him before and after his dinner害羞草研究所n our first interaction, I told him we have one earth and that the water, climate and land need to be protected. 害羞草研究所楻emember why you害羞草研究所檙e here Justin,害羞草研究所� is what I said,害羞草研究所� he said.
Custera again voiced frustration over the Trans Mountain pipeline decision and also expressed concerns over the Trudeau government害羞草研究所檚 absence of charges against mining company Imperial Metals regarding the 2014 Mount Polley disaster.
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害羞草研究所淗e needs to refocus his priorities on phasing out tar sands and investing in green jobs, renewable energy, energy efficiency and sustainable transit, not buying pipelines and letting corporate polluters off the hook,害羞草研究所� Custerra said. 害羞草研究所淭he [United Nations] is saying we have 12 years to change humanity害羞草研究所檚 relationship with energy production害羞草研究所his is his opportunity and this can害羞草研究所檛 be an opportunity lost. This has to be an opportunity found.害羞草研究所�
He added that he hopes Trudeau got the message during his latest West Coast vacation.
害羞草研究所淥ur hope is that our words remind him of his opportunity to lead and have a positive impact through his leadership in relation to some of the most fundamental issues to humanity害羞草研究所檚 future, including climate change and including environmental sustainability,害羞草研究所� Custerra said noting Trudeau was visiting while the West Coast was celebrating the anniversary of the Meares Island Tribal Park declaration.
害羞草研究所淗e害羞草研究所檚 here on this very significant weekend that protected the territory that he害羞草研究所檚 here enjoying and being inspired by,害羞草研究所� he said. 害羞草研究所淲hen the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation prevented clear-cut logging on Meares Island, they safeguarded clean water and healthy habitat for everyone who lives in and visits Tofino.害羞草研究所�
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