Protester says PM consented to pie-in-the-face
Last Updated: Monday, April 2, 2001 | 7:37 PM ET
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Evan Wade Brown said he pushed a cream pie into Chrétien's face on August 16, 2000 as a form of political protest to raise awareness about issues ranging from contributions to large corporations to genetically modified food.
The 24-year-old man's defence is that the prime minister was quoted years ago as saying that getting a pie in the face was "an honour and a distinction" – suggesting that Chrétien consented to the incident.
Brown said he wants Chrétien to take the stand as a defence witness, but a judge has already ruled that the prime minister will not have to testify.
The Supreme Court of P.E.I. has already ruled against such a possibility, and the matter is now before the P.E.I. Court of Appeal.
News footage of the incident showed large holes in the protective RCMP shield around the prime minister.
- FROM JAN. 13, 2001: Chrétien won't have to testify at pie-throwing trial
On Monday, Brown's lawyer asked the judge for a two-month delay to review evidence for the case. But the judge only agreed to wait until Tuesday morning.
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