The Leader of the Liberal Party stopped by downtown Kamloops this afternoon along his campaign trail.

Justin Trudeau spoke with supporters at Terry Lake’s candidate office on Victoria Street.

“This election is a choice. It’s a choice about whether we go back to the Harper approach that doesn’t believe in fighting climate change, doesn’t particularly care about working with Indigenous peoples, doesn’t particularly understand by investing in the middle class and not helping the wealthy, that’s the way you build a stronger community for everyone, that’s how you build a stronger economy,” Trudeau says.

Lake spoke ahead of the Trudeau’s arrival, talking on some of his platform.

“It’s so important that we move forward on important issues like climate change, like First Nations reconciliation, like lifting the middle class further and further up, helping people who are vulnerable, making opportunities for people in every part of this great country.”

Terry Lake says it’s huge to have the leader of your party here on day two of the campaign.

“I think shows you that Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo is very much a priority for the Liberal Party,” he said, in an interview after the event. “I think it’s because we have a very good chance of winning this riding.”

He believes that votes are ready for a change.

“People know that Justin Trudeau has provided a vision for Canada that is about a comprehensive climate action action plan that includes a transition with the trans-mountain pipeline being built right through Kamloops which will provide hundreds and hundreds of jobs.”

About an hour before Trudeau’s arrival in downtown Kamloops, there were six protesters upset over the Phoenix Pay System and there was another man who left Lake’s office who was upset over the lack of movement on the Trans-Mountain pipeline and looking to have access to those jobs closer to home.

“The reason this pipeline makes sense, we’ve had the trans-mountain pipeline go through Kamloops for 60 years and it’s much safer than what people see on the railways going by every single day. Plus it’s tied to a comprehensive ocean protection plan,” Lake said. “$1.5 billion will make the Burrard Inlet and Salish Sea safer than it is today.”

“It’s tied to a national price on carbon and all the profits from the pipeline will go transition to a clean energy economy.”

Trudeau started the day in Victoria and will now jet off to Edmonton for the evening.