Pierre thrown out like a bad habit, Calgary Conservative MP Rachael Thomas also got the boot.
In previous years, this kind of behavior would have damaged the careers of wannabe PMs. I doubt this even registers with the general electorate.
CBC: Speaker kicks Poilievre out of the Commons after he calls PM a 'wacko' in tense question period exchange
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Speaker Greg Fergus kicked Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre out of question period Tuesday after a particularly nasty exchange with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Poilievre's day-long removal from the House of Commons came after he called Trudeau a "wacko" for supporting B.C.'s past policy of decriminalizing some hard drugs in an attempt to reduce the number of overdose-related deaths.
Poilievre said it was a "wacko policy" backed by "this wacko prime minister." Fergus asked him to withdraw the "unparliamentary language."
Poilievre refused, saying only that he agreed to replace "wacko" with "extremist" or "radical." Poilievre's refusal prompted Fergus to remove him.
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