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When the laughter stops

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It seems that some people have no sense of humor. Ask Mi'Kmaq Bernie Francis and I'm sure he'd have something to say. He's the gentleman who last year stirred up a bit of a fuss at the Treaty Day Festival in the Maritimes. Being somewhat of a grassroots social critic, he rewrote and sang a version of Sinatra's "I Did It My Way" which lampooned the huge salaries and expense accounts (allegedly exceeding $400,000) of two local chiefs. I believe he called his version of the song "I Hid It My Way."