Kerr, protestors clash in AR
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Laurie McGowan, left, and West Nova MP Greg Kerr go face to face Friday afternoon in Annapolis Royal. Kerr was in town to make a funding announcement and McGowan was there to make sure Kerr understood his displeasure with the Conservative's Bill C-38.
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A woman holds a sign that says
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West Nova MP Greg Kerr talks to protestors Friday afternoon in Annapolis Royal.
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Residents against mink farming in Annapolis County were protesting Friday in Annapolis Royal where West Nova MP Greg Kerr was making a funding announcement.
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Lawrence Powell
Laurie McGowan, left, and West Nova MP Greg Kerr go face to face Friday afternoon in Annapolis Royal. Kerr was in town to make a funding announcement and McGowan was there to make sure Kerr understood his displeasure with the Conservative's Bill C-38.
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A woman holds a sign that says
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West Nova MP Greg Kerr talks to protestors Friday afternoon in Annapolis Royal.
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Residents against mink farming in Annapolis County were protesting Friday in Annapolis Royal where West Nova MP Greg Kerr was making a funding announcement.
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Protestors were upset with lack of debate on Bill C-38.
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Protestors suggesting that West Nova MP Greg Kerr's seat is vacant. They wanted to MP to be a 'hero' and help thwart omnibus Bill C-38. Other local residents don't want mink farms in Annapolis County.
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Lawrence Powell
Protestors were upset with lack of debate on Bill C-38.
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Protestors suggesting that West Nova MP Greg Kerr's seat is vacant. They wanted to MP to be a 'hero' and help thwart omnibus Bill C-38. Other local residents don't want mink farms in Annapolis County.
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- Iama Thespian
- - June 18, 2012 at 12:06:35
From what I heard from someone who was there, Mr. Kerr yelled at an 80 year old woman who was there protester. Class Act Mr. Kerr.
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- Laurie McGowan
- - June 17, 2012 at 08:43:22
Dear Editor: Some more detail would be good with this story! The combined anti-Mink and anti Bill C-38 protesters were set up across from Kings Theatre, as requested by the Town police. Then Mr. Kerr - fresh from voting for Bill C-38 - walked over to the 20 people to glad-hand but an 80 year-old grandmother refused to shake his hand after what he'd done that morning. Kerr leaned into her menacingly while pointing a finger and said, "I'll remember this. I'll remember what you've done". Then he came to the bulk of the sign carriers and started to say that the Mink industry was the biggest growth industry in Annapolis County. At that point I said, "At what cost?" and was explaining how the combination of Environment and Fisheries Department cutbacks and changes to many laws withing Bill C-38, COMBINED with the record of groundwater and waterway pollution from the Mink industry was a very bad thing. Just before this picture was taken, Mr. Kerr said "If you were working instead of participating in things like this...." Amazing! This from a serial politician... a backbencher in the Harper government who's meal ticket is toeing the Party line and doling out crumbs like that those given to Kings Theatre.... all while gutting the country of things we all consider good and universal. I'm sure he couldn't survive as a self-employed person in rural Nova Scotia like I have for 20+ years, while volunteering as the very busy president of the local soccer association. That's why I was upset. But Greg Kerr seemed to find it all amusing. Another example of the arrogance of the Harper Government.
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- Jonathan Smith
- - June 17, 2012 at 07:54:28
Awwww....what a shame. They spoiled Mr. Kerr's photo-op. Seriously, I hope one of the opposition parties run a decent man against him next election. At this point I don't even care which party it is.
Some more detail would be good in this picture. The combined anti-Mink and anti-Bill C-38 protesters were set up across from Kings Theatre as requested by the Town police. Then Mr. Kerr - fresh from voting for Bill C-38 walked over to the 20 people to glad-hand but an older woman refused to shake his hand after what he'd done that morning. Kerr leaned into her menacingly while pointing a finger and said, "I'll remember this. I'll remember this". Then he came to the bulk of the sign carriers and started to say that the Mink industry was the biggest growth industry in Annapolis County. At that point I said, "At what cost?" and was explaining how the combination of Environment and Fisheries Department cutbacks and changes to many laws within Bill C-38, COMBINED with the record of groundwater and waterway pollution from the Mink industry was a very bad thing. Just before this picture was taken, Mr. Kerr said "If you were working instead of doing things like this...." Amazing! This from a backbencher in the Harper government who's meal ticket is toeing the Party line and doling out crumbs like those given to Kings Theatre - all while gutting the country of things we all consider good and universal. I don't think that he could survive as a self-employed person in rural Nova Scotia like I have for 20+ years. That's why I was upset. But Greg Kerr seemed to find it all amusing.