Poilievre Banned from Commons for Accusing Joly of 'Pandering to Hamas'
Speaker Greg Fergus silenced Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre after he refused to retract his contentious remarks about the Foreign Affairs Minister.
- Speaker Greg Fergus ruled that Pierre Poilievre could not speak in the House of Commons for the remainder of the day due to his use of unparliamentary language.
- Poilievre's comments accused Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly of pandering to Hamas, which Fergus deemed inappropriate and required to be withdrawn.
- This incident marks the third time Poilievre has been reprimanded for using unparliamentary language during Question Period.
- The Conservative Party has called for Fergus's dismissal, accusing him of bias and claiming he favors Liberal MPs in his rulings.
- Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman took over the questioning duties in Poilievre's absence during Tuesday's session.