1/13/2024 0 Comments Used bubble hockey![]() ![]() GARNETT GENUIS called it a “grave scandal,” while former speaker of the Saskatchewan legislature (now CPC MP) COREY TOCHOR said he had resigned from his role as speaker to “take part in a partisan event … that I could not attend because I was speaker” - a move he made when he decided to enter the federal political arena. “How many other ‘private’ videos is he making in the Speaker’s office while wearing robes?!?” PIERRE POILIEVRE adviser JENNI BYRNE tweeted. Many Conservatives pounced over the Fergus gaffe. When Scheer pointed out in the House that Fraser is not retiring from politics, and that he’s going back into partisan activities, Conservative MP SHANNON STUBBS, who sits just a seat down the row, turned her head and expressed surprise with a “Really!?” and a hearty laugh. En français: When Fergus apologized in the chamber, he did the important parts in French - one of the best moves the Liberals seem to have going for themselves right now, ruining the prospect of using sensitive moments as English video clips for social media.įergus started Monday’s sitting by telling MPs he was asked to make the video but he thought it was going to be played at an “intimate party” and said it was recorded “for a long-standing friend who was retiring,” according to the simultaneous translation from French (pour un ami de longue date qui quittait son poste). ![]() Bit of a blooper: Fergus expressed regret the “video was used differently than intended,”Īnd Fraser had tweeted he was sorry it “wasn’t clearly communicated to his office where and when it would be used.” Scheer said he was “absolutely flabbergasted” and “deeply appalled” by the appearance at a partisan venue. “Were there other events that we haven’t found out about? Was that just the tip of the iceberg?”Ĭonservative House Leader - and former speaker - ANDREW SCHEER kicked off debate Monday with a question of privilege to send the matter to the House procedure committee and compared the situation to an NHL referee giving a pep talk to one of the teams before a game. Bloc House Leader ALAIN THERRIEN called Fergus out for a lack of impartiality and flawed judgment. Fast forward: Not only is he in Conservative crosshairs, but the Bloc also wants him to step down. Rewind the tape: Fergus appeared in his formal speaker’s robes in a video that paid tribute to outgoing Ontario Liberal interim leader JOHN FRASER during the Ontario Liberal convention over the weekend. The controversy ate up a good chunk of House time Monday. Knives are out for House Speaker GREG FERGUS, even after he apologized for a faux pas involving a video appearance at a partisan event. (DON’T) TOUCH THE ROBE - Here we go again. Greg Fergus on his first day in the speaker's chair, back in October.
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