ST. PIERRE, MB
People’s Party leader Maxime Bernier was just beginning his cross-Manitoba ‘Freedom’ tour, when he was arrested in St. Pierre for attracting a massive crowd of six enthusiastic supporters, plus the guy who does the sound and the guy who drives him around.
“It’s great to be loved,” said Bernier, waving to the adoring crowd a half dozen folks who had nothing better to do. “It’s nice to finally be a winner after losing the leadership race, my spot in the House of Commons, and every single seat we ran for in the last election.”
Bernier was soon reporting that it was the largest crowd in Canadian political history.
“Just look at the crowd! Look at them!” yelled Bernier, who was heard muttering ‘muh freedoms, muh freedoms’ as he was hauled into the police cruiser. “These five