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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was booed as he took the podium at an event in Calgary this week.

Outside, thousands of demonstrators blocked the streets to protest Trudeau’s appearance in a province and a city that feels completely abandoned.

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These weren’t your typical protesters. There were no black masks, no property damage and no arrests.

In fact, citizen journalists shot footage of friendly, polite, respectful and jovial, albeit frustrated, Canadians showing their disapproval towards Trudeau’s policies.

Specifically, these folks were protesting his energy policies and, to use Trudeau’s own words, his plan to “phase out” the Canadian oil sands.

Trudeau, always rich in platitudes and poor in understanding his job description, admitted it is “very much a crisis” in Alberta. No kidding. Trudeau is imposing his national carbon tax while having a hand in blocking four major pipelines — Energy East, Trans Mountain, Northern Gateway and Keystone XL.