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Oct 8 '24, 12:14
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Poilievre banned from speaking in House of Commons over comment about foreign affairs minister
Stephanie Levitz
Ottawa
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is being banned from speaking in the House of Commons for using unparliamentary language – again.
Speaker Greg Fergus ruled Tuesday morning that if Mr. Poilievre doesn’t withdraw an allegation that Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly continues to “pander to Hamas,” he won’t be called upon to speak for the balance of the day.
Mr. Poilievre made the remark during a heated exchange on Monday after Ms. Joly refused his demand to denounce specific slogans used by anti-Israel protesters.
Mr. Fergus initially said Mr. Poilievre must withdraw the remark at the earliest opportunity, noting it had been previously determined that accusing someone of pandering was unparliamentary.
In his ruling, Mr. Fergus noted it was the third time Mr. Poilievre had disregarded rulings on the use of unparliamentary language during Question Period. His refusal to withdraw his remarks first netted him the punishment of being named, another way of saying he was asked to leave the chamber. The second time, Mr. Fergus docked the number of questions the party could ask.
This, Mr. Fergus said, was the third strike. Mr. Poilievre is an experienced MP well versed in practice and procedure, Mr. Fergus said.
“He knows that in our system, the role of the Leader of the Opposition is to ask questions to the ministry, to ensure it is held accountable for its actions and to challenge its decisions,” Mr. Fergus said in the written text of his ruling.
“His role is not to make the government comfortable, quite the contrary, but his actions must also be exercised within the existing boundaries of parliamentary decorum.”
Mr. Poilievre was not seen in the chamber Tuesday as Question Period began, leaving the first round of questions to deputy leader Melissa Lantsman
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