This Wednesday Liberal leader Justin Trudeau made a visit to the University of British Columbia (UBC) to “discuss the issues facing young Canadians”. The reception from his former university changed after students questioned his support for the anti-terrorism Bill C-51.
Yesterday the Liberal Party removed a 21min video of the event shortly after posting it on YouTube. Ubyssey the UBC’s student-run paper posted a quick video of the event; Trudeau can be seen getting agitated by the end of the video. A UBC student asked “Where would you make your amendments (in Bill C-51)?”, Trudeau responded “in committee, that’s where it happens”.
The UBC’s radio station CiTR 101.9 FM also live tweeted the event; here are some highlights:
“Bill C-51 has some worrying features” understatement of the year by @JustinTrudeau #lpc #ylcjlc #iamubc
— News 101 (@CiTRnews) March 4, 2015
“This is not a bill the Liberals would have tabled” THEN WHY ARE YOU SUPPORTING IT @JustinTrudeau ?! #lpc #ylcjlc #iamubc
— News 101 (@CiTRnews) March 4, 2015
Question from the crowd: why are you supporting C51, why not send a message to the CPC #YES #LPC #ylcjlc
— News 101 (@CiTRnews) March 4, 2015
He doesn’t want to encourage the CPC to not make the amendments by voting against it entirely #lpc #ylcjlc #iamubc
— News 101 (@CiTRnews) March 4, 2015
Even if the government passes the bill he’ll support it anyways #lpc #ylcjlc #iamubc
— News 101 (@CiTRnews) March 4, 2015
He was vague and getting pissed about being pressed for specific examples of how the bill protects Canadians as he says it does #lpc
— News 101 (@CiTRnews) March 4, 2015
Q from the floor: are you in support of oversight and if so how would you implement it in Bill C51? #lpc #ylcjlc
— News 101 (@CiTRnews) March 4, 2015
He is reeeeally not a fan of questions about this bill… @JustinTrudeau #lpc #ylcjlc #iamubc
— News 101 (@CiTRnews) March 4, 2015
Q from the floor: why should we trust you? #realtalk #lpc
— News 101 (@CiTRnews) March 4, 2015
“We have a broken bond of trust” #noshitsherlock #questiondodgingftw? #lpc #ylcjlc #iamubc
— News 101 (@CiTRnews) March 4, 2015
Mood of the room definitely changed after he got pissed about the Bill C51 questions, not as much applause #lpc #ubc #ylcjlc
— News 101 (@CiTRnews) March 4, 2015