Nova Scotian MP Chris d’Entremont was booed at a Remembrance Day service.
It happened at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 21 in Annapolis Royal.
This comes after d’Entremont crossed the floor from the opposition Conservatives to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals last week.
In a written statement, Legion president Angela Amiro says at least three members of the audience booed as d’Entremont laid the federal wreath.
Amiro says the conduct disrespected everyone in attendance, including veterans.
She said there’s a time and place to express an opinion, and a Remembrance Day service is not one of those times.
Statement from Branch 21 of Royal Canadian Legion in Annapolis Royal (Facebook)
Conservatives are worried, says political science professor
Meanwhile, a political science professor says it could be an interesting week away from Parliament Hill.
Dr. Tom Urbaniak wonders if more Conservative MPs will consider crossing the floor.
He says MPs are back in their ridings this week.
“They’ll be speaking with constituents, and farther away from the control of Conservative Party leadership. I’m very much watching what happens this week,” said Urbaniak, a political scientist at Cape Breton University.
D’Entremont submitted his resignation last week after the budget was presented, that put Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government two seats away from a majority.
Later in the week, Conservative Alberta MP Matt Jeneroux resigned, saying he wants to spend more time with family.
Urbaniak says it’s a concerning time for the Conservatives.
“They’re clearly in panic mode, or at least very worried. They are trying to do whatever they can to stop more MPs from leaving.”
Urbaniak says he wasn’t surprised at d’Entremont’s move, as he clearly wasn’t comfortable with Pierre Poilievre’s ‘aggressive’ leadership style.
He predicts d’Entremont will carry over support from his political career to the Liberals.
“He has built up trust in his riding throughout his political career, he won the vote narrowly in the last election, but he was elected because he’s Chris d’Entremont, not because he’s running on Pierre Poilievre’s ticket.”
Urbaniak says d’Entremont’s description of harassment from the Conservatives after his decision to cross, if true, should worry Canadians.
The Conservatives have denied d’Entremont’s accusations.
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