‘Wacko PM’: Canadian opposition leader ejected for Trudeau insult
by Reuters in Ottawa from World news | The Guardian on (#6MFK2)
Conservative Pierre Poilievre refuses to withdraw wacko' remark, prompting censure from speaker and removal from Commons
The leader of Canada's main opposition party has been ejected from the House of Commons after calling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a wacko", in the latest clash between two men set to fight an election next year.
The incident started when Pierre Poilievre, leader of the Conservatives, criticised Trudeau for supporting moves in British Columbia to decriminalize some hard drugs in an attempt to reduce the number of overdose-related deaths.
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