Speak Up or Stand Down

PM should demand new G-G come clean on alleged terrorist ties and 1995 referendum vote or step down

For Immediate Release

August 14th

Nepean-Carleton-Conservative M.P. Pierre Poilievre said today that if the Prime Minister cannot extract a public statement from Rideau Hall`s newest residents denying terrorist links and separatist loyalties, he should reverse their appointment.

"If the accusations are not true, why won't Ms. Jean simply deny them?" asked Poilievre. "The soon-to-be tenants of Rideau Hall face claims of terrorist sympathies and separatist leanings. Nobody knows if these charges are true. But Ms. Jean's total unwillingness to deny them feeds our worst suspicions."

"We know that Paul Martin is a phoney. But what is he concealing? Why is he instructing Ms. Jean to hide?"

"Paul Martin should take responsibility for this appointment and demand that Ms. Jean come out of hiding and tell the truth about where her loyalties lie."

Poilievre reiterated his call for Ms. Jean to renounce her French citizenship.

Poilievre said that a simple public statement - written or verbal - would put the issue to rest.

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