{"id":9000,"date":"2025-11-13T08:42:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T11:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2025\/11\/13\/dentremont-booed-at-remembrance-day-ceremony-in-annapolis-royal\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T08:42:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T11:42:42","slug":"dentremont-booed-at-remembrance-day-ceremony-in-annapolis-royal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2025\/11\/13\/dentremont-booed-at-remembrance-day-ceremony-in-annapolis-royal\/","title":{"rendered":"D\u2019Entremont booed at Remembrance Day ceremony in Annapolis Royal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Acadie-Annapolis MP Chris d\u2019Entremont says it was difficult to hear people boo him during the Remembrance Day service in Annapolis Royal on Nov. 11. \u201cYou have to ignore it,\u201d he said. Photo by TINA COMEAU \/TRI-COUNTY VANGUARDArticle contentAcadie-Annapolis MP Chris d\u2019Entremont was booed while laying a wreath at the Remembrance Day service in Annapolis Royal on Nov. 11.THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY.Subscribe now to access this story and more:Unlimited access to the website and appExclusive access to premium content, newsletters and podcastsFull access to the e-Edition app, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment onEnjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalistsSupport local journalists and the next generation of journalistsSUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES.Subscribe or sign in to your account to continue your reading experience.Unlimited access to the website and appExclusive access to premium content, newsletters and podcastsFull access to the e-Edition app, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment onEnjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalistsSupport local journalists and the next generation of journalistsRegister to unlock more articles.Create an account or sign in to continue your reading experience.Access additional stories every monthShare your thoughts and join the conversation in our commenting communityGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an AccountorArticle contentA week earlier, the MP crossed the floor in the House of Commons, leaving the Conservatives to join the Liberal caucus.Article contentArticle contentD\u2019Entremont said people booed him before the service when he went to the bathroom at the Royal Canadian Legion Port Royal Branch 21. He couldn\u2019t imagine they would do it during the service.Article contentArticle content\u201cBut they did,\u201d he said. \u201cI just sort of under my breath said, \u2018Not the place for it.\u2019 This is a solemn event.\u201dArticle contentBranch 21 president Angela Amero issued a statement Nov. 12 saying at least three people booed d\u2019Entremont while he was laying the wreath, conduct that will not be tolerated in the legion. She called the heckling disrespectful.Article content\u201cTo those that booed Christopher d\u2019Entremont at the service, we say shame on you,\u201d Amero said. \u201cYou have ruined the day that we remember our fathers, sons, daughters, and grandparents that paid the ultimate sacrifice for the very thing that you seemed entitled to \u2026 the right to give your opinion.\u201dArticle contentArticle contentShe said there is a time and place for political discord.Article contentArticle content\u201cA Remembrance Day service is not one of these times or places,\u201d Amero said. \u201cYou not only disrespected the veterans in the building, the serving military members and the general public, but you disrespected the sacred service of remembrance that we were trying to accomplish.\u201dArticle contentArticle contentEditor\u2019s note: d\u2019Entremont was called to lay the wreath at the 39-minute markArticle contentArticle contentArticle contentD\u2019Entremont was upset the incident occurred.Article content\u201cIt makes me feel bad that I was there and sort of drew that in (to the service) in front of the legion members.\u201dArticle contentD\u2019Entremont has said he decided to leave the Conservative caucus because he had enough of the negativity.Article content\u201cI know this is not a popular move,\u201d he said. \u201cI did it for the right reasons.\u201dArticle contentD\u2019Entremont said there are ways for people to contact him and have a discussion about the move, but to boo at a solemn ceremony was not right. He said no one who booed him approached him after the ceremony to discuss his decision.Article contentD\u2019Entremont said there\u2019s been an outpouring of disgust in response to the boos and people doubling down in their support for him.Article contentAnd he has no second thoughts about his decision a week later, noting most of the mean comments are coming from the side of the party he didn\u2019t agree with.Article content\u201cIt just makes my resolve even stronger.\u201dArticle content<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

D\u2019Entremont booed at Remembrance Day ceremony in Annapolis Royal Acadie-Annapolis MP Chris d\u2019Entremont says it was difficult to hear people boo him during the Remembrance Day service in Annapolis Royal on Nov. 11. \u201cYou have to ignore it,\u201d he said. Photo by TINA COMEAU \/TRI-COUNTY VANGUARDArticle contentAcadie-Annapolis MP Chris d\u2019Entremont was booed while laying a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":115,"featured_media":9001,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[118,590,1],"tags":[116,589],"class_list":["post-9000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-indigenous","category-newfoundland-and-labrador","category-uncategorized","tag-indigenous","tag-newfoundland-and-labrador"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/115"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9000"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9000\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}