While the Prime Minister’s Office tries to explain the difference between Denis Lebel and Nycole Turmel, Pat Martin invokes the red-baiting days of yore.
Turns out interim NDP leader Nycole Turmel used to be a member of the Bloc Quebecois. Stephen Harper was disappointed. Brian Topp pushed back. Francois-Pierre Gingras tried to explain. Bernard Landry was unimpressed. Colin Horgan noted the presence of Michel Rivard in the Conservative caucus. An anonymous NDP staffer claimed profound unease.
The former Parti Quebecois premier is unimpressed with Nycole Turmel.
Francois-Pierre Gingras defends Nycole Turmel’s sovereignist associations.