In the Canadian House of Commons, there was a heated exchange between Prime Minister Trudeau and opposition member Pierre Poilievre. Poilievre criticized Trudeau's leadership, citing rising rents and crime. Trudeau, in turn, deflected blame to the previous government and accused Poilievre of disparaging Ukraine. The exchange escalated with Poilievre calling Trudeau a 'fake' and a 'phony.' The debate also touched on issues such as the Canada-Ukraine free-trade agreement and rising rental vacancies. The opposition and public safety minister also questioned the government's handling of safety and bail conditions, leading to laughter in the House.
Laughter breaks out in the House of Commons when Trudeau's public safety minister says "We strengthened bail conditions" when responding to a question about rising car theft. https://t.co/XFaqt9wfuy
So Canadians pay record rents and mortgages, but Trudeau is giving free money to foreigners to move here? https://t.co/nFuavYACpX
New CMHC data shows rental vacancies hit 30-yr lows and rent growth hit 30-yr highs as of late '23. I for one am shocked that adding 800,000 temporary residents to the population in one year would have this effect. cc @MarcMillerVM @SeanFraserMP @PierrePoilievre @JustinTrudeau https://t.co/t9l8whrh4o
Another unhinged rant that includes Trudeau claiming his Government is keeping us safe. His idea of “safe” included segregating me from society & locking healthy people up in their homes. I don’t ever want him in charge of my safety, EVER. https://t.co/obgZ49IuUb
Pierre Poilievre and his Conservatives continue to turn their backs on Ukraine by voting against the Canada-Ukraine free-trade agreement. Why won't Pierre Poilievre and his Conservatives stand with Ukraine? https://t.co/gqUDIkQaSL
Pierre Poilievre asks Trudeau why is rent going down in the States while it skyrockets under his leadership in Canada. Trudeau says "I'd like to give the leader of the opposition another opportunity to apologise for referring to Ukraine disparagingly as a faraway foreign land." https://t.co/hGjLcmUbGL
Pierre Poilievre asks Trudeau why is rent going down in the States while it skyrockets under his leadership in Canada: "I'd like to give the leader of the opposition another opportunity to apologise for referring to Ukraine disparagingly as a faraway foreign land." https://t.co/DdcIHALdhY
Chaos in the House of Commons after Pierre Poilievre says Trudeau "is a fake, and he is a phony." https://t.co/rWfkVDszmc
While being grilled on crime, Trudeau—who has been in power for 8 years—starts ranting and once again falls back to blaming Harper. Pierre Poilievre replies "Wow! Is he ever losing control of himself! Oh my goodness, screaming and hollering like that." https://t.co/l3RFGCjBh9