April 30, 2024 18:45 GMT
MNI BRIEF: Canada Opposition Leader Removed From Legislature
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OTTAWA (MNI)
Canada's top opposition lawmaker was kicked out of the House of Commons by the Speaker on Tuesday for refusing to withdraw a comment calling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau "whacko," a move unseen in decades and underscoring tensions bubbling up before an election due by late next year.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was given several chances to withdraw the comment and instead said he would replace that comment with the word "extremist." Poilievre is barred from returning for the rest of the day's debates.
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