Trudeau hits the slopes at Whistler over weekend, praises guards’ ski skills
Posted March 1, 2016 11:50 am.
Last Updated March 1, 2016 12:37 pm.
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VANCOUVER – Justin Trudeau is applauding his personal security detail for their skills on the ski hill.
The prime minister took some time out of running the country over the weekend to shred some powder with his family in Whistler, B.C.
Fellow snowboarders and skiers alike took to social media on Saturday, posting pictures with the photo-friendly leader and his wife.
Trudeau was asked lightheartedly at an event Tuesday in Vancouver whether he jeopardized his security by snowboarding with his bodyguards.
“I have many times and will continue to praise the RCMP for the extraordinary work they do at keeping Canadians safe every day, and I was very pleased to be able to see that they are as good on the slopes as they are anywhere else in the world,” Trudeau said, prompting applause and laughter from the crowd.
The prime minister is in B.C. this week for a series of meetings and speaking engagements.
He is scheduled to deliver the keynote address Wednesday at Vancouver’s biennial Globe conference on clean technology, before meeting with First Nations leaders and provincial and territorial premiers.
The following day he will host a first ministers conference, the second since the Liberal party came to power in October 2015.
Canada’s leaders are expected to wrestle with the increasingly controversial Energy East pipeline project, which would carry Alberta crude oil to refineries and export facilities on Canada’s east. Also up for discussion is a proposed national carbon tax, which is already staunchly opposed by some premiers.