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Trudeau’s visit comes just a couple of weeks after Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s appearance at a Regina Giant Tiger store to mark the first day of the implementation of the federal carbon tax.

Trudeau has become a focal point for western Canadian Yellow Vest protests, mainly due to his government’s carbon tax and the decision to sign the UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. The idea behind the compact is that it gives all signees a structured framework for the handling of migrants coming into their respective countries.

The federal government has stressed that signing the compact is not legally binding and aligns with what it is already trying to do. But most critics say the compact doesn’t distinguish well enough between legal and illegal migrants, and that it infringes on Canadian sovereignty.

Watch: Regina student asks Trudeau why the Liberals are so unpopular in Western Canada

Trudeau’s trip to Saskatoon in September made headlines due to a leaked video from a meeting with representatives from the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations.

Trudeau — who was in the city for the Liberal Party of Canada’s annual caucus retreat — and Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale were scheduled to meet with the 74-member FSIN group. In the video clip, which runs for three minutes and 38 seconds and surfaced on YouTube with the title “PMJT berates FSIN Chiefs,” the prime minister appears to express frustration that the first portion of the meeting went long, leaving little time to hear other concerns.

A government official familiar with the meeting, speaking on background, said the earlier portion of the meeting is not reflected in the leaked video clip, and noted more people than expected showed up for the meeting, apparently expecting an opportunity to address Trudeau.

In 2017, Trudeau spent his time in Regina at the RCMP Depot and the University of Regina. There were no opportunities for questions on that trip.

Photo by Michael Bell / THE CANADIAN PRESS

Photo by Michael Bell / THE CANADIAN PRESS

Photo by Michael Bell / THE CANADIAN PRESS