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Hecklers of Justin Trudeau, however, are another matter.

Much has been made of the granny-like heckler at the recent Liberal corn roast in Sabrevois, Que., who repeatedly demanded to know from the cheap seats whether Trudeau planned to pay back the $146 million that “your illegal immigrants” have thus far cost her province’s taxpayers.

It was a legitimate question, of course, until it was revealed that this seemingly benign little old lady was none other than Diane Blain, apparently well known in Quebec circles as an ardent participant in at least two far-fight groups, the Storm Alliance and the Front Patriotique de Quebec, and who last made the news by refusing to be served by a Muslim at a Montreal dental clinic.

This led to much embarrassment, of course, and effectively delegitimized the legitimate question she was asking.

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Whether Trudeau knew who she was before publicly calling her out as a “racist,” is a question yet to be answered, but there is no doubt Conservative leader Andrew Scheer could have used such information before he went about slagging Trudeau for calling Blain a racist for asking what she asked.

Me? I suspect Trudeau knew who Blain was all along, and played her like a cheap fiddle with half its strings missing, which could be the reason why no charges were laid against her for tussling with Trudeau’s security detail.

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After all, it is not wise to touch cops or push them away once they get in your face, especially if they are guarding a prime minister.