Posted on 04/30/2024 3:56:01 PM PDT by Candor7
The Speaker of the House of Commons has just kicked out Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre for refusing to retract his characterization of Justin Trudeau as a “wacko”, “radical”, and/or “extremist”.
The comment that got Poilievre booted came when he was speaking on drug overdoses in BC and Trudeau’s failure to act on the BC government’s request to reverse their decision and recriminalize hard drugs, which have been killing thousands.
“Mr. Speaker, it is a choice for [Trudeau] to implement extremist policies that have taken the lives of 2,500 British Columbians every single year. Since the NDP has asked [Trudeau] to reverse course on his, and formerly their, radical policy, 22 British Columbians have died of drug overdoses,” Poilievre said.
“But [Trudeau] continues to allow those drugs to kill the people in our hospitals and on our public transit. When will we put an end to this wacko policy by this wacko Prime Minister?”
“That is not acceptable,” Liberal Speaker Greg Fergus immediately chimed.
Fergus then asked Poilievre to withdraw his comment (i.e., the characterization of Trudeau as a “wacko Prime Minister”).
Poilievre refused.
“Mr. Speaker, I replace ‘wacko’ with ‘extremist’,” Poilievre said.
The Speaker repeated himself and asked Poilievre again.
“I’ll replace it with ‘radical’,” Poilievre said.
The Speaker asked him again, a request to which Poilievre wouldn’t comply.
At this point, Speaker Greg Fergus proceeded to kick the Leader of the Opposition out of the House of Commons for speaking badly of Trudeau.
“Mr. Poilievre, I have to name you for disregarding the authority of the chair. Pursuant to the authority granted to me by Standing Order 11, I order you to withdraw from the House and from any participation by video conference for the remainder [of this day’s sitting],” Fergus said.
Following this declaration, every Conservative MP got up and walked out alongside Poilievre.
Thanks.
I’ve seen plenty of that ship on the back of dimes over the decades, but never knew the significance.
Living within ~45 miles of the border over the decades, plenty of Canadian Coin circulated south of the border at par.
Often not noticed, but some times objected to.
Is Pierre the apple-eating guy that a few months back made a total fool of a reporter who tried to throw the usual leftist “gotcha” questions at him?
Interesting that the Canadian dude who spends his life attacking Putin doesn’t seem able to put in a bad word about Trudeau.
yup, Pierre be that one.
Interesting that the Canadian dude......
You’ll have to give me a name.Who is the dude to whom you refer?
I wish he’d defect to the U.S.
So do I. I think his talents are going to waste in Canadastan.
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