Wednesday's question period was particularly heated as it came ahead of an expected vote on a Conservative motion of non-confidence in Trudeau's government.
Question period in the House of Commons on Tuesday devolved into shouting and insults after a comment by an unidentified member of Parliament allegedly shouted a homophobic slur towards Prime Minister Justin Trudeau . “Mr Speaker, don't worry on this side of the House. We're used to casual homophobic comments from the other side of the House,” Trudeau said adding “Standing up to bullies requires us to call them out on their crap sometimes.
After Fergus allowed Trudeau to start his answer again, the prime minister said: “Mr. Speaker, don’t worry. On this side of the House, we’re used to casual homophobic comments from the other side of the House.” “Mr. Speaker, standing up to bullies requires us to call them out on their crap sometimes, and that is what I will do,” Trudeau said to cheers from the Liberal caucus.“I will happily withdraw my comment if the member who suggested that I was sharing a bathtub with Tom Clark stands up, takes responsibility for his comment, and withdraw,” the prime minister responded.
“I withdraw the comment about defecating,” Trudeau said. “I certainly — using the word ‘crap,’ I shouldn’t use that, I know ‘crap’ is unparliamentary.Vancouver city councillor on limiting the powers of the city’s integrity commissioner“But Mr. Speaker, when someone says something that is clearly homophobic — I’m not accusing them of homophobia, I’m saying they made a homophobic comment….
Justin Trudeau Pierre Poilievre Question Period Canada Politics
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Singh’s priority after tearing up deal: becoming prime ministerSingh calls Trudeau too weak and ineffective to stop the Tories in campaign-style address
Read more »
The Bloc kills election suspense to play its dealBlanchet flatly rejects Tories’ non-confidence motion, seeks Liberal support for Old Age Security reform
Read more »
Study finds no evidence Tories were behind bot campaign that posted about PoilievreResearchers say they believe it was an amateur experimenting with a bot pipeline by sourcing content from news stories, and the Poilievre event was caught in the mix
Read more »
Study finds no evidence Tories were behind bot campaign that posted about PoilievreOTTAWA — There is no evidence that indicates the federal Conservatives were behind a bot network on social media that praised a Pierre Poilievre rally, a new study has found.
Read more »
Study finds no evidence Tories were behind bot campaign that posted about PoilievreOTTAWA — There is no evidence that indicates the federal Conservatives were behind a bot network on social media that praised a Pierre Poilievre rally, a new study has found.
Read more »
Study finds no evidence Tories were behind bot campaign that posted about PoilievreOTTAWA — There is no evidence that indicates the federal Conservatives were behind a bot network on social media that praised a Pierre Poilievre rally, a new study has found.
Read more »