Saturday, April 20, 2024

Trudeau stops in Halton region, talks affordability and climate change

First Published:

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in the Halton region today, visiting with families and young people in Burlington, Milton, and Oakville.

Trudeau was here to talk about his government’s plans to tackle the affordability crisis and address climate change but didn’t take any questions from the media.

Trudeau began his Halton tour with a stop at a Burlington restaurant to meet with a group of local moms, along with Burlington MP Karina Gould.

Trudeau was asked about the status of $10-a-day childcare, “we are being regularly assured that childcare fees will drop in half on average by the end of the year here in Ontario.”

Trudeau then went to Milton with Milton MP Adam Van Koeverden, where he met with a group of young people to plant a tree and spend some time chatting with families.

His next stop was in Oakville with MP Anita Anand, where he met with workers at the Ontario Sheet Metal Workers Training Centre.

Despite being in our region for most of the day, he took no questions from the media.

CHCH News was only able to attend the final event because just one television camera crew was allowed to be at each of the carefully coordinated photo ops.

More Top News

Students, parents at Westdale school protest start time change

It's been two years since the start bell time changed from 8:35 a.m. to 8 a.m. at Westdale Secondary. A group of parents and...

Ontario’s Big City Mayors discuss housing, mental health and homelessness

Ontario's Big City Mayors held its annual general meeting in downtown Burlington on Friday, with Mayor Marianne Meed Ward chairing the event.  The meeting focused...

Evening weather forecast for April 19, 2024

Shelly Marriage breaks down the forecast for April 19, 2024 and the weekend ahead.

Sportsline: Allan Cup Challenge tournament director Don Robertson

VIDEO: Canada's oldest national hockey championship, the Allan Cup Challenge, begins Saturday in Dundas. On April 27, the final will be televised on CHCH...

Hamilton police report 26% increase in hate-related incidents in 2023

Hate in Hamilton is on the rise, according to figures pulled from the city's latest police report. On Friday, the force said it recorded 220...

Gas line struck after stolen car crashes into Hamilton home

A stolen pickup truck crashed into other vehicles then two houses in east Hamilton rupturing their natural gas lines early Friday. Police called on residents...