Acadie-Annapolis MP Chris d’Entremont says it was difficult to hear people boo him during the Remembrance Day service in Annapolis Royal on Nov. 11. “You have to ignore it,” he said. Photo by TINA COMEAU /TRI-COUNTY VANGUARDArticle contentAcadie-Annapolis MP Chris d’Entremont 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’Entremont said people booed him before the service when he went to the bathroom at the Royal Canadian Legion Port Royal Branch 21. He couldn’t imagine they would do it during the service.Article contentArticle content“But they did,” he said. “I just sort of under my breath said, ‘Not the place for it.’ This is a solemn event.”Article contentBranch 21 president Angela Amero issued a statement Nov. 12 saying at least three people booed d’Entremont while he was laying the wreath, conduct that will not be tolerated in the legion. She called the heckling disrespectful.Article content“To those that booed Christopher d’Entremont at the service, we say shame on you,” Amero said. “You 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 … the right to give your opinion.”Article contentArticle contentShe said there is a time and place for political discord.Article contentArticle content“A Remembrance Day service is not one of these times or places,” Amero said. “You 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.”Article contentArticle contentEditor’s note: d’Entremont was called to lay the wreath at the 39-minute markArticle contentArticle contentArticle contentD’Entremont was upset the incident occurred.Article content“It makes me feel bad that I was there and sort of drew that in (to the service) in front of the legion members.”Article contentD’Entremont has said he decided to leave the Conservative caucus because he had enough of the negativity.Article content“I know this is not a popular move,” he said. “I did it for the right reasons.”Article contentD’Entremont 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’Entremont said there’s 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’t agree with.Article content“It just makes my resolve even stronger.”Article content
D’Entremont booed at Remembrance Day ceremony in Annapolis Royal
