Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Calgary to attend several events, including a trip to the Stampede area on Sunday morning.
First, he stopped by for a brief appearance at the Stampede breakfast hosted by Calgary Skyview MP George Chahal.
Along with flipping some pancakes for guests, Trudeau shared his good wishes for the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth and the city of Calgary.
“I know the Stampede is an extraordinary time for people to come from all over the country, come together to celebrate, come together to enjoy pancakes and celebrate all things Calgary and the West,” he told the crowd . “I’m just incredibly excited to be here.”
He noted the past few years have resulted in a different look for the Calgary Stampede due to pandemic health restrictions.
“We really saw the power of community, Canadians leaning on each other, being there for each other and that’s what it’s all about.” We’re facing more challenges with the war in Ukraine, with the global inflationary crisis, but at the same time we see it time and time again, Canadians stepping up to be there for each other.”
Trudeau will then visit the Calgary Stampede at 10:30 a.m. and later appear at a fundraising event in Calgary at 1 p.m., where he is expected to make a speech.
CONSERVATIVE PARTY HOLDS ANNUAL EVENT
While many of the Conservative leadership candidates, along with interim leader Candice Bergen, attended a breakfast on Saturday morning, the party held its own annual event at Heritage Park later in the day.
Four of the leadership candidates were allowed to make speeches at the event, which was well attended by many party faithful.
The Conservative Party says it has roughly 675,000 members — the most it has ever had — and raised $11.5 million during the last leadership campaign.
Bergen says the Conservatives should return to power in Canada and be proud of what they’ve done in the past.
“We are the party that built Canada and continue to build Canada,” she told her supporters. “From Confederation to the railroad to the Bill of Rights to a national pension plan to universal child care benefits, these are all Conservative ideas that have become policy for the country of Canada.
“We should be very proud of that.”
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