rose...you might Need to lie low for a bit......appears they are checking the pie plate for finger prints....
Canadian PM Creamed by 'Pie Brigade'
CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island (Reuters) - Prime
Minister Jean Chretien was creamed in the face with a pie on
Wednesday while being escorted into a building by a squad of
Canadian Mounties.
With his mouth clenched, Chretien, no stranger to
encounters with protesters and slack security, gave an angry
glance at the assailant before being whisked away by Mounties
as some people shouted ``shame.''
As he was led away by Mounties, the protester said he was
with the ``PEI Pie Brigade,'' and that he was upset with Chretien
for ``crimes against Canadians'' -- such as cutting welfare
payments and genetically modified food.
There was no indication what charges, if any, he faces.
``All I have to say to Prime Minister Chretien, is, 'Welcome
to PEI,''' said the student who threw the pie, 23-year-old Evan
Brown.
It was unclear whether the pie attack had any connection to
a Quebec group that has targeted such high-profile figures as
former Quebec premier Jacques Parizeau and Montreal Mayor
Pierre Bourque.
The pie incident is the latest in a series of security
gaffes that has left Chretien vulnerable to attacks and led to
embarrassing situations.
Chretien, 66, grabbed a labor protester by the jaw during a
public event four years ago. Prior to that incident, a
knife-wielding man made his way into the Chretiens' residence
and was arrested just outside their bedroom. Chretien's wife,
armed with an Eskimo carving, slammed the door on him and
waited with the prime minister until the man was arrested, more
than half an hour later.
Mounties were criticized for the incident and later
tightened security at the Prime Minister's residence. |
