Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is given a standing ovation by his party as he rises to answer a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. MPs returned today following the summer recess.
In a fundraising appeal this week, the Conservative Party told supporters that the Speaker was silencing Conservative MPs. Hours earlier, Radio-Canada had reported about the close control and scrutiny that Pierre Poilievre and his office impose over what Conservative MPs say and do.Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is given a standing ovation by his party as he rises to answer a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023.
"Everybody is being watched. What we say, what we do, who we talk to. We're told not to fraternize with MPs from the other parties. And that's not normal," a Conservative source said.A Conservative leader imposing tight discipline on his caucus is not exactly unheard of — Stephen Harper was famous for prioritizing control. And all parliamentary caucuses exercise some level of discipline over their members, either explicitly or implicitly.
Former Liberal MP Peter Milliken, who served as Speaker from 2001 to 2011, did not believe ejection was an effective punishment. And recent examples demonstrate how MPs can turn around and wear their expulsion like a badge of honour. Of course, if Conservative MPs actually want more freedom, they're not powerless to demand it. But there's also more to wonder about here than the liberty of Conservative MPs.
In a speech to the House last year, Poilievre said Justin Trudeau runs a "big and powerful government because he thinks that it will make him big and powerful."Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre went blow-for-blow in the House of Commons on Wednesday.
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