Royal with cheese

Kudos to Stephen Harper for the swift rebuke of Segolene Royal's dumb-ass comments after her meeting with Andre Boisclair indicating her support for an independent Quebec. When it comes to defending Canada on the global stage we need to do it with a united front.

Harper immediately issued the following statement:

STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER

January 22, 2007
Ottawa, Ontario

Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued the following statement in response to media reports of the reputed comments by French Presidential candidate Ségolène Royal:

“Experience teaches that it is highly inappropriate for a foreign leader to interfere in the democratic affairs of another country. We look forward to marking the 400th anniversary of the founding of Canada at Quebec City with the next President of France.”

“We expect in turn that the next President will display an understanding of our shared history, and the respect for Canada and Canadians that such an important partnership requires.”

France has long had a policy of non-indifference, non-ingerence, and to quote my Quebecois nation friends "elle a rate une hostie bonne occasion de se fermer," which I will translate as she shoulda no-commented.