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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was heckled and jeered as he took questions today at a youth labour forum in Ottawa.

Several dozen delegates at the young workers' summit turned their backs on Trudeau as he spoke while many others held signs reading "Keep the Promise."

As the prime minister took questions, he also criticized the back turners, saying he was disappointed that they appeared unwilling to listen.

Trudeau said the action sends the wrong signal to the other young people in the room.

Many of the delegates criticized the Liberal government for considering signing onto the Trans Pacific trade deal and complained about the effects of so-called precarious work on their lives.

Trudeau was booed when he responded that precarious work — including jobs with no pensions — is now a fact of life.

The prime minister added that's why his government pushed so hard to improve the Canada Pension Plan.