Posted on 29/08/05
Protesters demand PM revoke Jean appointment
Ottawa -- The controversy around Governor-General-designate Michaëlle Jean converged on Parliament Hill as nearly 250 protesters demanded Prime Minister Paul Martin rescind the appointment.But the weekend protest was mired in accusations of racism by a second group of about 20 people claiming the demonstrators' objections to Ms. Jean are based on her skin colour, and not her alleged ties to Quebec separatists.
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