Canada’s Conservative Party leader was expelled from the House of Commons during Tuesday’s parliament for defying the Speaker and hurling insults at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Pierre Poièvre was sent off for the rest of the day after clashing with Speaker of the House Greg Fergus. according to On the Daily Wire. Poièvre’s inflammatory remarks, in which he described Prime Minister Trudeau’s drug policy as “bizarre,” fueled the exchange. During question period, Mr. Poièvre attacked Mr. Trudeau’s policies, drawing applause from his Conservative colleagues. But Mr Fergus, a Liberal member of the Liberal Party, argued the wording was contrary to Parliament and called for it to be withdrawn.
Mr Fergus stressed the need for civility.
Pierre Poièvre repeatedly refused to withdraw his comments until he was removed from the House of Commons for the day for flouting the rules of the House. pic.twitter.com/U3TP0Osoh7
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“There are some things that are unacceptable that are happening here today. And I ask all members to please exercise restraint,” Fergus said, the Daily Wire reported. “I will be calling on the Honorable Leader of the Opposition to rescind his term, which does not constitute an issue for Parliament.” (Related article: ‘Orwellian’: Canada’s new law could jail citizens for life for speech crimes)
When asked to withdraw the word “wacko”, the politician retorted. “We’ll replace it with a radical,” Poièvre said. “Mr. Chairman, I would like to replace the word “extremist” with “extremist.” ”
Despite Fergus’ repeated requests, the lawmaker continued to defy the speaker’s authority, resulting in his removal from parliament, the Daily Wire reported. Poièvre then repeated his criticism of Trudeau on social media platform X.
“Today, the Liberal Party chair censored me for describing Prime Minister Trudeau’s hard drug policy as bizarre,” he said. I have written. “It’s extraordinary that six people die from overdose every day in British Columbia. Children playing next to used syringes are bizarre. Worried about breastfeeding after inhaling toxic drug fumes” Nurses are crazy. This is a bizarre policy by a bizarre prime minister that is destroying lives.”
