d’Entremont “booed” at Remembrance Day ceremony in Nova Scotia

A Remembrance Day ceremony on Tuesday turned sour for former Conservative MP Chris d’Entremont, who recently defected to the Liberals, after he was booed by attendees.

Source: TINA COMEAU (Postmedia)

A Remembrance Day ceremony on Tuesday turned sour for former Conservative MP Chris d’Entremont, who recently defected to the Liberals, after he was booed by attendees.

The incident occurred at the legion in Annapolis Royal, N.S. Audience members began booing d’Entremont when he laid a wreath in front of the stage.

“To those that ‘booed’ Chris d’Entremont at the service, we say SHAME ON YOU. You have ruined the day that we remember our fathers, sons, daughters and grandparents that paid the ultimate sacrifice for the very thing you seemed entitled to … the right to give your opinion,” said Angela Amero in a statement issued on behalf of the legion.

“There is a time and place for political discord. Everyone has a right to voice their opinion. A Remembrance Day is not one of those times or places. You not only disrespected the Veterans in the building, the serving military members and the general public, but you disrespected the sacred service of Remembrance that we were trying to accomplish.”

Representing the riding of Acadie-Annapolis, the now-Liberal MP switched allegiances following the Liberals’ Budget 2025. D’Entremont said the budget made him realize “there is a better path forward” for his constituents and Canada.

“Prime Minister Mark Carney is offering that path with a new Budget that hits the priorities I have heard most in my riding, to build strong community infrastructure and grow a stronger economy,” he said in a statement earlier this month. “That is why I am joining the Government caucus.”

D’Entremont won his seat with a narrow 1.1 per cent margin of victory over the Liberal candidate in the last federal election. He had been a Conservative MP since 2019.

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said the Liberals had been courting the former Conservative MP behind the scenes for five years before he ultimately crossed the aisle.

“We’ve been trying to recruit him for a long time,” Joly told reporters in French on Parliament Hill earlier this month. “Finally, he saw the light.”

Meanwhile, Conservatives and their supporters have accused d’Entremont of betraying his constituents and his values in pursuit of his own ambitions.

Rick Perkins, a former Conservative MP for the Nova Scotia riding of South Shore—St. Margaret’s, challenged d’Entremont to resign and allow his constituents to vote in a by-election.

He also claimed that the former Conservative had recently told him, leading up to his announcement, “If an election is held now, I will lose my seat. I might as well not run.”

“Make no mistake. There is nothing in his floor crossing about principles,” Perkins said. “It was about keeping his job.”

Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer said d’Entremont left due to “personal grievances” for not being “elected deputy speaker.” Scheer noted that d’Entremont’s decision is a betrayal of all the people in his riding who campaigned for his election.

“I’m disappointed that he let his own personal grievances get in the way of his commitment to his constituents that he would fight for a more affordable budget,” said Scheer. “He’s going to have to explain to all the people that he looked in the eye, took their donations, put signs on their lawns, and then explain why he betrayed them just a few months later.”

According to Elections Canada, d’Entremont accepted at least $17,850 from 36 donors to re-elect him as a Conservative MP in the April 2025 federal election. Donations from Conservative supporters ranged from $250 to $1,000.