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Courtland Klein was scheduled to work overtime at Regina’s Evraz steel mill on Thursday — but he had to cut it short.

He had an appointment with the prime minister.

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Klein was uncertain he’d get into the University of Regina gym where Justin Trudeau was set to speak that evening — and knew there was no guarantee he’d get to share what was on his mind.

“I just showed up as a regular worker who’s just aggravated with the decision making of our prime minister,” said Klein. “And I just wanted to give him a little hell over it.”

But after the prime minister pointed to Klein, calling him “you sir, with the I Love Pipelines T-shirt,” he had a moment of hesitation.

“I couldn’t get over how people were clapping and cheering for me just for him picking me,” said Klein. “It threw me off. I thought, ‘Oh boy, here we go. I hope I don’t suck.’”

Since then, videos of Klein challenging Trudeau’s pipeline politics have been viewed more than 2 million times across Facebook and YouTube as of Sunday. Klein, a millwright at Evraz and union rep of USW 5890, said it feels “awesome” to get so much love on social media.