{"id":73510,"date":"2016-04-03T21:38:53","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T01:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=73510"},"modified":"2016-04-03T21:38:53","modified_gmt":"2016-04-04T01:38:53","slug":"prime-minister-justin-trudeau-joins-greek-independence-day-parade-montreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2016\/04\/03\/prime-minister-justin-trudeau-joins-greek-independence-day-parade-montreal\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joins Greek Independence Day parade in Montreal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A day after Trudeau was mobbed by fans in a Halifax farmer’s market, he proved to be equally popular with an enthusiastic Montreal crowd.
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MONTREAL\u2014Prime Minister Justin Trudeau returned to his Montreal riding of Papineau on Sunday to join several thousand people at the city’s Greek Independence Day parade.<\/p>\n

Trudeau quickly left the head of the procession to shake hands with members of the crowd lining the sidewalk.<\/p>\n

He later waved a Greek flag from the sidelines.<\/p>\n

The parade, which has been taking place in Montreal for about 40 years, featured brightly-dressed dancers and schoolchildren waving Greek, Quebec and Canadian flags.<\/p>\n

One float paid tribute to the Greek island of Lesbos and featured children wearing life jackets worn by refugees.<\/p>\n

A spokeswoman for the Prime Minister’s Office said Trudeau makes a point of attending the event every year since it takes place in his riding.<\/p>\n

A day after Trudeau was mobbed by fans in a Halifax farmer’s market, he proved to be equally popular with an enthusiastic Montreal crowd.<\/p>\n

John Kountourakis and Aglaia Panopalis ran through the crowds with their two young children to catch Trudeau, and the kids were rewarded with handshakes and high-fives.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fact that he came here as a Prime Minister when no other Prime Minister has come to the parade is fantastic,\u201d Kountourakis said. \u201cIt says a lot about him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Spyros Montzenigos, a representative of Montreal’s Hellenic Community, said Trudeau’s appearance was extra-special this year now that holds the country’s highest office.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s the Greeks that voted for him, when he became a deputy, and then he became Prime Minister,\u201d he said. \u201cSo the Greek community is supporting him pretty well.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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