Waterlooer
04-11-2011, 11:41 AM
Only in Canada: date of election debate switched, in French, because of Habs game
Apr 11, 2011 | 570 News | Link (http://www.570news.com/news/national/article/210366--only-in-canada-date-of-election-debate-switched-in-french-because-of-habs-game)
OTTAWA - File this one in the only-in-Canada category.
A multi-partisan outcry has led to the rescheduling of a federal election debate so that it does not overlap with a first-round Montreal Canadiens playoff game.
The French-language debate had been scheduled for Thursday, the same day the Habs face off in their first playoff game against the Boston Bruins. Interest in that post-season series is particularly high, given the recent history of bad blood between the teams.
Bloc Quebecois Leader and passionate sports fan Gilles Duceppe led the outcry Sunday by saying there's little doubt hockey-mad Montreal fans would choose the game over the debate...
Apr 11, 2011 | 570 News | Link (http://www.570news.com/news/national/article/210366--only-in-canada-date-of-election-debate-switched-in-french-because-of-habs-game)
OTTAWA - File this one in the only-in-Canada category.
A multi-partisan outcry has led to the rescheduling of a federal election debate so that it does not overlap with a first-round Montreal Canadiens playoff game.
The French-language debate had been scheduled for Thursday, the same day the Habs face off in their first playoff game against the Boston Bruins. Interest in that post-season series is particularly high, given the recent history of bad blood between the teams.
Bloc Quebecois Leader and passionate sports fan Gilles Duceppe led the outcry Sunday by saying there's little doubt hockey-mad Montreal fans would choose the game over the debate...