Canada Prime Minister Jean Chrétien grabs Clennett's throat

Ce vidéo provient des archives de CBC ici: http://archives.cbc.ca/400d.asp?id=1-...

Tel qu'écrit sur leur site: "Prime Minister Jean Chrétien is in Hull, Que., on Feb. 15, 1996, to commemorate the first National Flag of Canada Day. But the celebration is upstaged by a bizarre altercation. When confronted by protester Bill Clennett, Chrétien grabs Clennett's throat and forces him to the ground. This un-prime-ministerial response startles everyone especially Chrétien's victim. "He came... and put me to the ground," Clennett describes in this TV clip. The 44-year old man was part of a small but vocal group protesting planned cuts to unemployment insurance benefits. The prime minister, a self-described "little guy from Shawinigan" defends his actions. "Some people came my way... and I had to go, so if you're in my way," says Chretien before driving away. "

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[Cwillz303]

Notice how nobody screwed with Canada in the Chretien Era?

When your PM can Darth Vader-choke a man, you don't get messed with.

[MathiasShaw637]

hahaha the one PM that doesnt need a body gaurd

[TheNordicfrost]

the two top comments are awesome! laughed my ass off

[Bumple101]

what a badass

[Martin Horton]

hahaha and then the rcmp throws him on the ground

[bigter88]

It's great that Chretien defended himself; but if a regular Canadian citizen defended himself just like this would that citizen be let off without being charged with assault? Does an average citizen have the right to defend himself?

[MrOpenureyes13]

fart.

[LongDrivesAtNight]

LOL...you're still at it. Will always be better than you.

[MrOpenureyes13]

goofy newfie.

[LongDrivesAtNight]

Still having a hissy fit?

[MrOpenureyes13]

too embarassed to answer...you are a coward.

[LongDrivesAtNight]

Now now, don't have a hissy fit.