Ex-Page Finds Work – With Michael Moore

The young woman responsible for the only interesting thing to have happened in a throne speech since forever has won some new allies.

Brigette DePape might have been fired by her Senate overlords for her “Stop Harper” protest during Friday's throne speech, but she's already got one job offer lined up – from American filmmaker Michael Moore. The left-wing activist/director said he thought DePape's protest was "powerful" and "iconic," and that he would want her to work for him. Her former co-workers and other Parliament Hill types have been all too keen to criticize DePape for her protest, claiming it showed no respect to the institution. They seem to be easily forgetting that, not three months ago, the government itself was found to be in contempt of Parliament. But DePape's hand-made stop sign, and the photos of her being escorted from the Red Chamber, have reverberated across the country, with a handful of pro-DePape groups popping up on Facebook and a “Stop Harper” rally planned in Ottawa for June 10.

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