CHRETIEN PIED IN P.E.I. OVER GE CROPS

Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 10:29:46 -0700
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Forwarded From: "PEI Pie Brigade" <peipiebrigade@hotmail.com>

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 16, 2000
Operation "Pie Minister"

Charlottetown - At noon today Jean Chretien received a celebratory cream pie 
in the lobby of the PEI Civic Centre to Commemorate Old Home Week. Members 
of the PEI Pie Brigade braved the infamous "Shawinigan handshake" in order 
to offer a Roundup Ready Frankencreampie to Jean Chretien, the first head of 
state to receive the distinction of being pied. One onlooker said “I think 
the pie thrower should receive a trophy instead of handcuffs.” The pie 
thrower was arrested, taken to the Charlottetown Police Station, charged 
with assault, and released after being brought before a Justice of the Peace 
this afternoon. The next court date was set for August 31.

While there are a multitude of reasons to pie Chretien, this action was 
intended specifically to highlight and criticize the roles of Chretien and 
his government in pushing unlabelled, untested frankencrops on this country 
and the world. The Canadian Government has given many millions of dollars to 
the biotech industry, rubber stamped their crops without independent 
testing, and Chretien flies around the world to try to pressure countries 
like France to accept these untested genetic technologies.

While countries around the world are turning their backs on GE crops and 
foods, the federal government is increasing their public relations offensive 
to convince citizens of  so-called "benefits" while denying the risks. This 
"creaminal" behavior has forced the PEI Pie Brigade into action.

In 1998, Chretien compared getting pied to getting a reward or a "prize" 
which many other personalities have already received. He used Bill Gates as 
a brilliant example of the kind of important person to receive such a high 
distinction. We will now see whether Chretien accepts this "prize" in good 
humor, or if he will overreact like Stephane Dion and continue to pursue 
charges (with an election in the near future).

>From 5-7 PM today, Chretien is also scheduled to attend an ice cream social 
at the home of Solicitor General Lawrence MacAuley in St. Peters. The PEI 
Pie Brigade wishes people across the country a happy pie season (also known 
as election season) and encourages others to show their dissatisfaction with 
this corporate financed electoral system.

The pie is the limit!!
Bon Appetit!!

-30-

To contact the PEI Pie Brigade or to arrange an interview email:
peipiebrigade@hotmail.com

For details of the PrImE Minister's creaming, visit Les Entartistes
Website:   http://www.entartistes.ca




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Aaron Koleszar <aaronk@isn.net>
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For details of the PrImE Minister's creaming at the hands of PEI Pie
Brigade, visit Les Entartistes Website:   http://www.entartistes.ca
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