The Conservative Party’s Pierre Poilievre was expelled after criticizing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s drug policies.
The leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, Pierre Poilievre, was suspended for a day from the House of Commons for calling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a “wacky” during a heated debate in the House.
During question period on Tuesday, Poilievre asked the prime minister about his decision last year to allow the province of British Columbia to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of hard drugs like fentanyl and heroin. This is a three-year experimental program aimed at reducing overdose deaths.
Poilievre blasted the program, calling on Trudeau to reverse his decision. “extremist policies that have cost the lives of 2,500 British Columbians every year. »
“When will we end this wacky policy of this wacky Prime Minister? Poilievre asked, drawing loud applause from his party, as well as an immediate reaction from Speaker Greg Fergus.
Fergus called Poilievre’s choice of words “unacceptable” and asked him several times to “remove this term, which is not considered parliamentary.” Poilievre responded that he was prepared to replace the word “wacky” with “extremist” Or “radical” instead of just removing the comment.
After a back and forth, Fergus ruled that Poilievre was “in defiance of the authority of the president” and asked him to leave the room for the remainder of the session. The conservative leader left, followed by the majority of his party.
Poilievre blasted Fergus later that day on X (formerly Twitter), saying that “the liberal president censored” him for “describing Trudeau’s hard drug policy as far-fetched. »
Speaker Fergus expels Pierre Poilievre from the House of Commons after Poilievre calls Trudeau “wacky.” This after Trudeau slandered Pierre Poilievre as an associate of white supremacists. (Trudeau was allowed to remain in the House) Are you on Pierre’s side? pic.twitter.com/t2j7FNVAll
– Stephen Taylor (@stephen_taylor) April 30, 2024
Many Conservative MPs defended their leader. “Liberal elites are more offended by the term “wacky” than by the skyrocketing overdoses and use of food banks. » MP Jamil Jivani wrote about “Trudeau’s policies are far more offensive than anything said in the House today. »
Chief Government Whip Steve MacKinnon supported Poilievre’s sanction, arguing his behavior amounted to “lack of respect for our institutions” and involved “extreme language, sayings and slogans that we have never seen before.”
LEARN MORE:
India summons Canadian diplomat over separatist slogans
A year after the start of experimental measures in British Columbia, the issue of drug overdose deaths remains in the public eye. Health officials warn the situation is getting worse, given the supply of increasingly toxic drugs, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation wrote Tuesday.
You can share this story on social media:
RT