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Brigette DePape speaks at anti Harper rally in Ottawa

On the occasion of the Conservative Party's Ottawa convention, Brigette DePape speaks at an Anti Harper Rally, June 10 2011. A week earlier DePape gained international attention as the "rogue page" who interrupted the Speech from the Throne, as she held up a "Stop Harper' sign in the Senate Chambers.

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Council of Canadians applauds Brigette DePape

By Council of Canadians
| June 5, 2011

The Council of Canadians applauds the courageous action of 21-year-old Senate page Brigette DePape, who held a 'Stop Harper' sign during the Governor-General's reading of the Throne Speech yesterday and lost her job for doing so. Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow spoke with Ms. DePape this afternoon and offered her our support. Barlow commented that, "She is adorable and brave and committed."

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Judy Rebick

Senate page explains her brave Stop Harper protest on floor of Senate today

By Judy Rebick Brigette DePape
| June 3, 2011

In an unprecedented protest Parliament page Brigette Marcelle (aka Brigette DePape) holds up a "Stop Harper" sign during the throne speech. Below is her explanation.

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Senate Page disrupts throne speech Harper's disastrous agenda needs to be stopped with creative action and civil disobedience

Ottawa -- During the reading of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's throne speech today, a young page was yanked from the Senate Chamber as she tried to hold up a stop-sign placard reading "Stop Harper."

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