09-14-2004, 02:54 PM
Wonder what brand he chose? :lol:
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin apologized on Tuesday for blasphemy during a nationally televised meeting on health care reform -- but only after his aunt told him that his mouth should be washed out with soap.
Martin, sitting at a table with the heads of the country's 10 provinces, could clearly be heard muttering "Jesus Christ!" after a presentation by Manitoba premier Gary Doer.
An embarrassed prime minister opened the second session of the meeting by apologizing profusely, saying he had in fact been reacting to a note passed to him by a member of staff.
"I have two aunts .... and during the break one of my aunts called me and essentially pointed out that I had used inappropriate language and suggested a bar of soap," he said.
"I also want to apologize to anybody who might have taken offense at what I said, I most sincerely do, and I apologize to my aunt," he added, stressing again that he had been commenting on the contents of the note and not to what Doer had said.
To laughter, Doer replied: "Hopefully the note from your federal officials said 'He's right' and that's why you were swearing."
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin apologized on Tuesday for blasphemy during a nationally televised meeting on health care reform -- but only after his aunt told him that his mouth should be washed out with soap.
Martin, sitting at a table with the heads of the country's 10 provinces, could clearly be heard muttering "Jesus Christ!" after a presentation by Manitoba premier Gary Doer.
An embarrassed prime minister opened the second session of the meeting by apologizing profusely, saying he had in fact been reacting to a note passed to him by a member of staff.
"I have two aunts .... and during the break one of my aunts called me and essentially pointed out that I had used inappropriate language and suggested a bar of soap," he said.
"I also want to apologize to anybody who might have taken offense at what I said, I most sincerely do, and I apologize to my aunt," he added, stressing again that he had been commenting on the contents of the note and not to what Doer had said.
To laughter, Doer replied: "Hopefully the note from your federal officials said 'He's right' and that's why you were swearing."