It was a carefully crafted series of photo opportunities as Premier Justin Trudeau took a whirlwind tour of parts of the Okanagan Monday. Trudeau’s first stop was at a childcare facility in Lake Country, where he played and did crafts with students. He then toured the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative in Kelowna and posed for pictures with workers. A woman he stopped talking to has worked at the plant since 1987 and met Trudeau’s father, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, when he was a child. Some of the shoppers at the fruit tree shop were caught off guard when they came face to face with the prime minister. “We just saw a lot of people around here with cameras and thought maybe a movie was being made,” said Kim, who was shopping with her young daughter. “We knew the prime minister was in town, but we didn’t know he would be here,” he added. His final stop of the day was at Lutz Orchards in Summerland, where he spoke with owner Derek Lutz about the recent weather effects on his cherry crop. Read more. Do you have an opinion? Send it to [email protected] Jul 16, 2022 – 12545 votes Should patients be allowed to pay for private health care in BC? Yes: 8713 No: 3115 Uncertain: 717 July 14, 2022 – 8535 votes Do you think there is other life in space? Yes: 6418 No: 1497 Uncertain: 620 Jul 13, 2022 – 10,451 votes Should people who refuse vaccinations be allowed on organ transplant lists? Yes: 6130 No: 3754 Uncertain: 567 July 12, 2022 – 9207 votes Do you think Canada is already in a recession? Yes: 5541 No: 2825 Uncertain: 841 Jul 11, 2022 – 10714 votes Worried about losing golf courses in the area? Yes: 4380 No: 6101 Uncertain: 233
