Ottawa

Duceppe: French for without shame

Duceppe called Harper’s comments a “low blow” during a radio interview in Montreal…

I think it’s just unacceptable to criticize Mr. Dion’s English,” Duceppe said….

Anything that touches on the quality of Mr. Dion’s English are low blows.

Hmmm… Now where did I see… I seem to recall… Yes, here it is, thanks to alert reader ST:

[T]he Bloc leader also acknowledged Layton put on a strong performance in the English debate, but appeared to feel pity when discussing Dion.

He really had trouble with his English,” Duceppe said, shaking his head

I know, it looks like shameless hypocrisy. But maybe he just misunderstood the question.

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