Brief silent tributes in House of Commons give way to partisan attacks during Question Period
Members of Parliament rise for a moment of silence on the anniversary of a Hamas attack on Israel that triggered the ongoing war in Gaza, at the end of Question Period in Ottawa on Oct. 7, 2024.In a rarity for the volatile minority Parliament these days, a hush fell as Liberal and Conservative MPs rose individually to pay tribute to the victims of Hamas’s attack on Israel on Oct. 7 last year.
Mr. Poilievre’s office did not explicitly answer a question from The Globe and Mail Monday on whether or not the leader would apologize or withdraw the remark. Instead, spokesperson Sebastian Skamski accused Mr. Fergus of showing Liberal bias – he is a Liberal MP – and of censoring questions to his own party.
In a statement ahead of the event, Mr. Trudeau condemned the Oct. 7 attacks. Hamas – which Canada has listed as a terrorist group – has “set the region down a path of war and violence,” he said. He also condemned Hezbollah and Iran, both of which are also engaged in warfare with Israel. The flashpoint Mr. Poilievre touched on Monday involved slogans sometimes heard at anti-Israel rallies: “from Palestine to Lebanon, Israel will soon be gone,” and “there is only one solution: intifada, revolution.”
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