New Governor General's Coke Joke

There were better choices for GG but here we are. Coke jokes about a cocaine addict who has kicked the habit. The PM picked her (Jean) and now he is defending her mistake. Good one Paul!!!

"In her remarks at the dinner, the Governor General joked about holding a lunch for Boisclair, who recently admitted to using cocaine while he was a Quebec cabinet minister.
"We can have sandwiches and coke. Well, should André Boisclair, decide to attend, it will be coke for sure."
Boisclair always follows the "party line," she said."
{CBC News: Governor General criticized by sister over Boisclair jokes}

"Ms. Jean's sister, Nadeje, and her husband Jean-Manuel Weisz delivered a fresh controversy to Ms. Jean on Saturday when several Montreal newspapers published their letter attacking Jean's sarcastic references to Parti Quebecois leadership candidate Andre Boisclair.
But the prime minister said the annual dinners in Ottawa for members of the media where speakers traditionally mock themselves and others was not meant to be taken seriously.
“I'm not going to comment on what the Governor General's sister has said. I think everybody understands what happens at those dinners,” Mr. Martin told reporters just before leaving the Summit of the Americas.He said he believed there was an “understanding (of) the context in which those comments are made.” "
(The Globe and Mail: PM defends Jean from sister's attack)


The frontrunner in the Parti Quebecois leadership race says he's shocked the new Governor General publicly joked about his admitted cocaine use...

The frontrunner in the Parti Quebecois leadership race says he's shocked the new Governor General publicly joked about his admitted cocaine use. Speaking on Wednesday prior to a leadership debate, Andre Boisclair said he was surprised by Michaëlle Jean's speech at the Oct. 22 Parliamentary Press Gallery dinner. Andre Boisclair, Wednesday. Jean made several references to Boisclair, including one that played on the meaning of the word "coke" and another that said he always followed the party "line."
{LaSalute.net - PQ leadership hopeful irked by Governor General's cocaine jokes}

Thank you for a great choice Paul!!!!!!-