Eight protesters outside Sheraton hotel in Guildford voicing opposition to People's Party of Canada leader Maxime Bernier speaking there today. Isabel Krupp and Dave Diewert explain why. #SurreyBC pic.twitter.com/QkWZJe4qPp
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Full house here at Sheraton hotel ballroom in Surrey to hear Maxime Bernier speak this morning at townhall meeting organized by Surrey Board of Trade, which has security on hand. #SurreyBC pic.twitter.com/1MLlmdeT4T
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It was a full house inside the hotel’s ballroom, with security guards on hand and RCMP in the hallway.“When people are calling names at us, for me, it is because they are weak,” Bernier told the crowd. “They don’t want to have a discussion.”He added that his political party is the fastest-growing in the country.“We’re in Canada, a strong democracy. We must have the right to say what we believe in,” he said to applause. “We call that in our country free speech.“I’m not popular. Our ideas are popular,” he said. “We know we have the best ideas when we speak about freedom, and personal responsibility, and respect and fairness. These are Canadian values, and values coming from the Western Civilization, and western countries.”If elected, Bernier said, his party would end corporate welfare, and abolish capital tax.SEE MORE: Trudeau promises energy bill cuts, pledges carbon-neutrality while in Delta, SurreyREAD ALSO: Jagmeet Singh says NDP would ensure medication coverage for allMaxime Bernier on protesters hollering at him in Surrey today#surreybc pic.twitter.com/1QdYoYwTI4
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The Surrey series has already heard from Conservative leader Andrew Scheer, in February, Green Party leader Elizabeth May in April and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh in August.SBoT CEO Anita Huberman said the business group also had security when NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh came to Surrey for the town hall series.Huberman said Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau has not yet been scheduled to speak.“We’re just waiting for him to confirm a date,” she said.READ ALSO: Andrew Scheer says Conservatives have ‘comprehensive plan to make Canada safer’Bernier: "I'm not popular. Our ideas are popular." pic.twitter.com/Qs8A1R794p
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