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In 2005, Trudeau fought against a proposed $100-million [[zinc]] mine that he argued would poison the [[Nahanni River]], a [[United Nations World Heritage Site]] located in the [[Northwest Territories]]. He was quoted as saying, "The river is an absolutely magnificent, magical place. I'm not saying mining is wrong [...] but that is not the place for it. It's just the wrong thing to be doing."<ref>{{cite news|last=Bueckert|first=Dennis|title=Justin Trudeau denounces mine near park his father created: Vancouver company wants to build massive mine with access through Nahanni watershed|newspaper=Vancouver Sun|date=May 16, 2005|page=D10}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Trudeau|first=Justin|title=We hold the Nahanni in trust for the world. Let's protect it|url=http://m.theglobeandmail.com/commentary/we-hold-the-nahanni-in-trust-for-the-world-lets-protect-it/article4180594/?service=mobile|accessdate=2013-04-19|newspaper=Globe and Mail}}</ref>
On September 17, 2006, Trudeau was the master of ceremonies at a Toronto rally organized by [[Roméo Dallaire]] that called for Canadian participation in resolving the [[Darfur crisis]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Dallaire wants to mobilize young Canadians to support Darfur intervention|newspaper=Canadian PRess|date=September 13, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Trudeau, Dallaire to lead Darfur rally|newspaper=Toronto Star|date=September 17, 2006|page=A06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Javed|first=Noor|title=Dallaire says Canada should take leadership role in Darfur|url=http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2006/09/18/1857216.html|accessdate=2013-04-19|newspaper=CNews}}</ref> JOSHUA YUN
==Political beginnings==
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