Tories Call on Speaker to Resign After Leader Was Kicked Out of Commons

Published on May 1, 2024

Members of the Conservative Party have called on House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus to resign after he removed their leader Pierre Poilievre from the chamber Tuesday during question period. Mr. Poilievre was removed from the House after he labelled Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a “wacko prime minister” following a disagreement on the decriminalization of drugs, which the Tory leader has suggested has contributed to overdose deaths and drugs being used in public places. Mr. Trudeau had also accused Mr. Poilievre of consorting with white nationalists and demanded that he reject endorsements from the group “Diagolon,” an online group that Mr. Trudeau has accused of being far-right....

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