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Jim Prentice and the Pancake Protest


Jim Prentice held his annual Calgary Stampede pancake breakfast in the parking lot of the Italian restaurant Osteria de Medici, the same location former PM Joe Clark used to host his pancake breakfasts. But this year, the industry minister had protesters across the street who were upset over C-61, the bill that will amend the copyright act.


Some of the protesters came over to join the line for pancakes


Protester Jeremie Blaise, a software engineer.

Protesters soon grabbed some seats to eat their food.

The pancake mix.


Prentice flips!

Indian princesses arrived.


Prentice and his wife Karen pose with the princesses.


Prentice with one of the pancake breakfast attendees.


Ontario MP Larry Miller (Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound).


Minister for Natural Resources Gary Lunn.


Alberta MP Ted Menzies and his wife Sandy.


Menzies and the cowgirls.


Government house leader Peter Van Loan with his daughter Caroline.


Prentice volunteer David Foster took on security duties at the breakfast.


A few days later, he changed his facial hair.


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