Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fielded questions on a variety of issues during a town hall meeting at the University of Manitoba last night.

One woman criticized Trudeau for his government's summer-jobs program, but was drowned out by applause when he said he won't be rolling back the clock on women's rights -- adding groups that specifically hire students to oppose abortion rights should not be federally funded.

"Let me just set a few things perfectly straight. Faith groups, churches, religious organizations always have done, and will continue to do, an extraordinary job of offering community services,” Trudeau explained. That is something we value. It is something that will continue.

"No religious group is going to be barred from Canada summer jobs on the basis of their beliefs. Period. Anyone who tells you otherwise is pushing a political agenda." he added.

Late last year the federal government changed the rules when it comes to receiving funding through the Canada summer jobs program. In order to qualify for funding, employers and employees are now required to sign an attestation.

The attestation says that you agree that your core mandate is to respect individual human rights in Canada, including the values in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. You also have to respect other rights, including reproductive rights and the right to not be discriminated based on sex, religion, or sexual orientation, among others.

"There are certain groups that are specifically dedicated to fighting abortion rights for women and inclusion of LGBTQ communities, and that is wrong. That is not something that the federal government should be funding summer students to do." explained Trudeau. "We are not rolling back the clock on women's rights. And I know that makes a few people upset, but there is no way government funding is going to organizations that have the specific and explicit purpose of limiting women's rights. Period."