Trudeau Swears In Parliament Again But Deputy Speaker Didn't Hear It...

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Conservatives accuse Trudeau of swearing in Parliament

May 4, 2022



It hearkens back to 1971, when Pierre Trudeau was accused of "mouthing a four-letter obscenity" at the opposition benches.

On Wednesday, he invoked one of Pierre Elliott Trudeau's most  memorable quips when asked whether he had uttered unparliamentary  language. Conservatives had accused him of "dropping an F-bomb," with MP John Barlow telling the House "it was not fuddle-duddle."  The remark was not picked up by the microphone on the livestream of  the proceedings. Deputy Speaker Chris d'Entremont said he did not hear  what was said. Even the Tories have not yet been clear about what they heard,  although Opposition House leader John Brassard maintains about a dozen  of his colleagues heard it. They've formally asked the Speaker to review  Hansard and determine whether unparliamentary language was used.

Swore twice and violated ethics laws twice

The Liberals asked for a review of what was said "on all sides of the House" complete with details including the names of MPs and what they said. Brassard told reporters Trudeau used a "six-letter reference followed by another word." The alleged profanity came during an exchange with Conservative MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay, who asked Trudeau whether a military plane was used to surveil Ottawa during the "Freedom Convoy" protests this winter. He denied that a special forces unit was monitoring the protest  around Parliament Hill and said they were engaged in a previously  scheduled training exercise.

Being a "people" means Trudeau can't be singled out as a man

Question period repeatedly devolved into incoherent shouting from both sides of the aisle on Wednesday, even drowning out the Speaker. After Trudeau's response, d'Entremont had to call for order... This is not the first time Trudeau has been under scrutiny for his language. In 2011, when he was a Liberal MP in opposition, he apologized to the House after calling then-environment minister Peter Kent a "piece of s---".

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