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Softball season is months away but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fielded a series of easy questions and one heckler Thursday during a London town hall meeting.

“How do you deal with the haters?” asked someone in a crowd dominated by students from Western University.

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“You are taking time from people who are willing to listen,” Trudeau said to a woman who engaged in a rant about ISIL before security escorted her out of Alumni Hall.

The outburst was an exception in what was mostly a lovefest that allowed Trudeau to talk at length about issue he loves, from feminism to diversity to how he balances work and family.

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Three or four of those selected to ask questions during the first hour were in high school or grade school. The Liberal leader’s lengthy, campaign-style responses left little time for questions, even though he said a key to governing is listening.

Trudeau apologized for the country’s failings, citing Indigenous relations and Black Lives Matter, but said nothing of his personal failings exposed in December by Canada’s ethics commissioner, who detailed free vacations he accepted twice in 2016.