Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was reminded of the perils of such visits Saturday when he visited an Ottawa neighbourhood hit by record floodwaters and got berated by one volunteer who accused him of tying up relief efforts. The prime minister had been briefed on emergency efforts to help homeowners and had spent time helping fill sandbags himself. “You know how long you’ve held up people picking up bags?” the volunteer said to the prime minister. Former prime minister Stephen Harper was in Calgary in June 2013 the day after heavy rains flooded southern regions of Alberta. “The prime minister cannot go somewhere without there being photographers.

Source: thestar April 29, 2019 22:28 UTC