During today’s Question Period, the leader of His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition, Pierre “Jeffery” Poilievre, repeatedly called Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland “incompetent.”
It seems as though Poilievre was grouchy after hearing the good news:
Canada’s inflation cools to three-year low boosting June rate cut bets
OTTAWA, May 21 (Reuters) – Canada’s annual inflation rate slowed to a three-year low of 2.7% in April and core measures continued to ease, data showed on Tuesday, prompting money markets to see an increased chance of an interest rate cut in June.
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Before I go on, I just want to point out how happy/excited Conservative Member of Parliament Michael Cooper was over his leader calling the Deputy PM names:
He had to stand to applaud he was so excited!
(It’s, ah, nice to see him happy…I guess?)
Which all led up to this exchange:
WATCH: "Mr. Speaker. The Conservative leader is wearing more makeup than I am today." – Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland#PierrePoilievreIsAPhony #cdnpoli #PierrePoilievre #QP pic.twitter.com/YZHvbbIfro
— Jason Pugh 🇨🇦 🏳️🌈 (@TheJasonPugh) May 21, 2024
There were some great reactions to my tweet.
How to call someone a liar without calling them a liar. Brilliant.
— Barry MacPhee (@zuma0305) May 21, 2024
Yes, because outright calling Pierre Poilievre a liar would be unparliamentary! (Even though Freeland did withdraw her remark, as requested by Speaker Fergus.)
Oh wow! Her comment about his ignorance about the Boc and leader should be fired vs BoC leader was good.
Why was he allowed to call her incompetent???
— vote4womensrights (@VoterNerd) May 21, 2024
Good question.
And although it was probably true, it was not the time or place. And yes I sp understand the frustration of having to deal with the HMLOO. I expect other parties to rise above that.
Leave them (CPC) alone in their slithering quagmire of muck. pic.twitter.com/54LP1osP63
— Diane Ellison (@DianeEllison) May 21, 2024
I get Dianne’s point. However, it’s good to show bullies like Poilievre that he can be smacked down, and he needs to be once in a while.
Wow. Gloves off from now on. I think it’s the right approach. Especially when the conservatives use insult and lie as their means of communication. I read that the only way to confront a narcissist is to shame them.
— Ana Lia Pauchulo She/Her (@Ana_Pauchulo) May 21, 2024
Someone has to put PP in his place.
After the Bloc and NDP leaders asked their questions, the next CPC MP who rose to ask a Q was Minivan Andy, with PP looking rather sheepish in the background.
It looks like PP’s fee-fees were hurt.
Womp womp.
JP
Jason Pugh
