'I'm not Canadian'

[budanski]

'I'm not Canadian' earns Bloc MP invitation from Chretien to leave Commons

http://www.canada.com/ottawa/story.asp?id=7EAF29DC-3D4C-44EC-8A01-49D72677AEF0

Canadian Press

Thursday, October 30, 2003

OTTAWA (CP) - A Bloc Quebecois MP who declared in the Commons that he's not a Canadian was invited by the prime minister Thursday to leave Parliament and reflect on who pays his salary.

The exchange was a by-product of a Bloc motion that would recognize Quebec as a nation. Yves Rocheleau, the MP for Trois-Rivieres, announced during the daily question period that he considers himself a Quebecer first and last and is not a Canadian.

Prime Minister Jean Chretien was quick to respond.

"I think the member for Trois Rivieres should withdraw from this chamber because he's affirmed he's not a citizen of Canada, but he's Canadian (enough) to receive his pay," Chretien said to roars of laughter and outrage.

Outside the House, Bloc Leader Gilles Duceppe said there is nothing wrong with saying that one's nationality is Quebecois. He added that Rocheleau did not renounce his citizenship.

But Denis Coderre, minister for Citizenship and Immigration, had a different interpretation.

"I think it's totally a disgrace," said Coderre.

"You know he said, 'I am not Canadian.' What are you doing here? You're good enough to collect a pension. You're good enough to collect a salary. But you're not Canadian."

Coderre, who was given the finger by a Bloc MP earlier this week in the Commons, joked that he was shown the rest of the body when Rocheleau shed his citizenship.

Veneer New Democrat Bill Blaikie said Rocheleau is free to consider himself whatever he chooses.

"(But) he's elected by Canadians, whether he likes it or not, and he's here to represent constituents who are Canadians," said Blaikie. "I presume he'll continue to do that until such time as they decide otherwise."

[He219]

http://en.wikipedia.org/upload/7/76/Degaulle5.jpg
"Vive le Quebec libre'' (http://www.historychannel.com/speeches/ra_archive/speech_458.ram)


American-French relationships became far worse under Charles de Gaulle, who rejected the position of France as weaker partner of the US and attempted to turn France into an equal of the United States. This included demanding equal status in NATO, and then pulling out of NATO's integrated military command when this was refused. France also ended its traditionally close relations with US ally Israel and began to support the Palestinian cause in the Middle East. De Gaulle's government began to criticize the US war in Vietnam, which was generally unpopular in France. Some believed that de Gaulle's support for Quebec independence was more a bid to aggravate the States than to actually foster Quebec independence. France also tried to develop friendlier relations with the communist world, including the Soviet Union. French pursuit of nuclear weapons and an independent military capability were also designed to free France from its dependency upon the US. During de Gaulle's time in office, Franco-American relations reached a great low
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-French_sentiment

[pinkeye]

'I'm not Canadian' earns Bloc MP invitation from Chretien to leave Commons

http://www.canada.com/ottawa/story.asp?id=7EAF29DC-3D4C-44EC-8A01-49D72677AEF0

Canadian Press

Thursday, October 30, 2003

OTTAWA (CP) - A Bloc Quebecois MP who declared in the Commons that he's not a Canadian was invited by the prime minister Thursday to leave Parliament and reflect on who pays his salary.

The exchange was a by-product of a Bloc motion that would recognize Quebec as a nation. Yves Rocheleau, the MP for Trois-Rivieres, announced during the daily question period that he considers himself a Quebecer first and last and is not a Canadian.

Prime Minister Jean Chretien was quick to respond.

"I think the member for Trois Rivieres should withdraw from this chamber because he's affirmed he's not a citizen of Canada, but he's Canadian (enough) to receive his pay," Chretien said to roars of laughter and outrage.

Outside the House, Bloc Leader Gilles Duceppe said there is nothing wrong with saying that one's nationality is Quebecois. He added that Rocheleau did not renounce his citizenship.

But Denis Coderre, minister for Citizenship and Immigration, had a different interpretation.

"I think it's totally a disgrace," said Coderre.

"You know he said, 'I am not Canadian.' What are you doing here? You're good enough to collect a pension. You're good enough to collect a salary. But you're not Canadian."

Coderre, who was given the finger by a Bloc MP earlier this week in the Commons, joked that he was shown the rest of the body when Rocheleau shed his citizenship.

Veneer New Democrat Bill Blaikie said Rocheleau is free to consider himself whatever he chooses.

"(But) he's elected by Canadians, whether he likes it or not, and he's here to represent constituents who are Canadians," said Blaikie. "I presume he'll continue to do that until such time as they decide otherwise."

holy crap! canada registers on budanski's radar?!? and it's not an article lauding bush nor insulting liberals?!? this is definitely halloween 'cause freaky things are happening... :lol:
i wish north american politicians would get it on like their taiwanese and south korean counterparts. i would love to see chretien apply his "shawinigan death grip" on duceppe, and then have grizzly blaikie body slam both of them...

[Spine]

I wish for our separtist neighbors in Quebec to eat **** and live, they need to get over themselves and their 'culture' fixation in my opinion.

[budanski]

canucks need love too.

[pinkeye]

canucks need love too.

ain't that the truth...

[ßå$tĮТHÏ¿ð]

Its well known in canada that many quebec residents must have a large stick or rock in there ass. Some-how they always try to seem "that much better" then the rest of the country. Saying "Im not Canadian" should have cost that bastard his job. :slap:

[pinkeye]

i think canada deserves to be nuked for spawning celine dion...

[TRACER_BULLET]

canucks need love too.

rofl
they sure do ;)

:hug:

[Schuster]

i think canada deserves to be nuked for spawning celine dion...

Remember, Shes From Quebec.

[[AFSOC]]

TWO WORDS....

STUPID FRENCH

[One?]

TWO WORDS....

STUPID FRENCH

God Bless you

[NcDeuce]

woot

[Dirk Sparrow]

i think canada deserves to be nuked for spawning celine dion...

Hasn't the States spawned more than enough bad actors/musicians/etc? Far more than Canada, I'd think.

[NcDeuce]

Wayne Gretzy? p-)

[Saranof]

Wayne Gretzy? p-)


Keep it on the human level...canadien wildlife don't count

[[AFSOC]]

Wayne Gretzy? p-)


Keep it on the human level...canadien wildlife don't count

What the...your Canadian with an E....YOUR FREAKIN FRENCH!!!

[Minjin]

Most of us refuse to admit that Celine Dion is a fellow Canadian. rofl

[Schuster]

She isnt canadian. Whens the Last time she sang the canadian national anthem at a sporting or entertainment event?

[wholagun]

http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/pamimage/images/pamela47.jpg


think canada deserves to be nuked for spawning celine dion

Hey, we spawned this too, I don't see anyone Americans complainin. ;)
well mabey the ones that are confused about thier ****** preference.

[[AFSOC]]

and her also

http://207.21.243.204/images/11111.jpg

[EvanL]

And her
http://www.bestcelebritysites.com/images/shaniatwain/shania.jpg

[Marxist203]

i think canada deserves to be nuked for spawning celine dion...

Hasn't the States spawned more than enough bad actors/musicians/etc? Far more than Canada, I'd think.

I'd tend to agree with you...and not because we both live in the Tri-Cities