Conservative lawmakers have accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of swearing during a heated debate in the House of Commons on Wednesday.
The party says Trudeau uttered a “six-letter word” while in a debate with national defense critics Kerry-Lynn Findley over a military plane flying over Ottawa during the Freedom Convoy.
“We have now learned that Canadian special forces operated surveillance aircraft – I’m sure they were only training – over Ottawa during the truck protest in February… how can the prime minister justify the use of military surveillance equipment on Canadians?” Findley asked.
In response, the Prime Minister said: “What the member of the other party has just tackled is dangerously close to misinformation, misinformation and is intended to create fears and conspiracy theories about what happened a few months ago.
At this point, you cannot see or hear what the Prime Minister said in a video broadcast of the House of Commons after answering the question, but later Conservative MP John Barlow stood in line, asking the Prime Minister to apologize for the language who uses.
House Speaker Chris D’Entremon said he had not heard what the prime minister said. Conservative MP John Brasard asked D’Entremont to consult the transcripts of the debate and follow up, claiming that Trudeau had “dropped an F-bomb”.
There are rules that prohibit members of parliament from using non-parliamentary language. After review, if the speaker finds “the statements of a particular article offensive or disorderly”, that member will be asked to stand up and withdraw the word or phrase.
Asked about the incident by reporters after a period of questioning, Trudeau cited a phrase used by his father, who famously uttered a four-letter curse, but did not specify what he may or may not have said.
“What is the nature of your thoughts, gentlemen, when you move your lips in a certain way,” the prime minister said, recalling Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s comment: “What is the nature of your thoughts, gentlemen, when you say ‘fuddle duddle’ or something like that? . ”
On the issue of a military plane flying over Ottawa during the convoy protests, the Canadian Armed Forces told CTV News in a statement that it was part of a training exercise that was planned before and not related to events on earth.
“Abolishing such training would be costly and would have a negative impact on maintaining the necessary certificates and qualifications and thus on the operational readiness of the Canadian Armed Forces,” the statement said.
“We can also confirm that this training has nothing to do with monitoring or monitoring activities.
Watch the exchange at the top of this article.
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