Good for her. If you thought the fact she had a little seal heart upset the anti-sealing groups, this ought to make them apoplectic!
Gov. Gen. joins seal hunt, defends controversial snack
Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean joined a seal hunt Wednesday night as controversy continued to swirl over her eating of a seal heart during a community feast this week in Nunavut, The Canadian Press reported.
Jean accepted an invitation by a group of Inuit to join the seal hunt as she defended her controversial gesture, saying it wasn't intended to be a political statement.
"I think a person in my position knows exactly what's in the air, and I'm aware of the context," she said in an interview with The Canadian Press. "I'm aware that now if you eat seal or wear something made of sealskin... it says that you recognize this activity."
"But this activity is part of the way of life of thousands of people in our country. In the North, in the Arctic, in the East, also in coastal regions," Jean said.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/05/27/jean-hunt.html
Gov. Gen. joins seal hunt, defends controversial snack
Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean joined a seal hunt Wednesday night as controversy continued to swirl over her eating of a seal heart during a community feast this week in Nunavut, The Canadian Press reported.
Jean accepted an invitation by a group of Inuit to join the seal hunt as she defended her controversial gesture, saying it wasn't intended to be a political statement.
"I think a person in my position knows exactly what's in the air, and I'm aware of the context," she said in an interview with The Canadian Press. "I'm aware that now if you eat seal or wear something made of sealskin... it says that you recognize this activity."
"But this activity is part of the way of life of thousands of people in our country. In the North, in the Arctic, in the East, also in coastal regions," Jean said.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/05/27/jean-hunt.html
