Things may get heated in the House of Commons sometimes, but the weapon of choice has been words—most of the time. The most recent fracas in the House occurred last week when Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh a “sellout,” and Singh reportedly left his seat to yell at Poilievre.
Singh ended his supply-and-confidence agreement with the Liberal government at the beginning of September. Poilievre called him a “fake, a phony, and a fraud” during question period on Sept. 19 for not voting against the government in the non-confidence motion he was tabling. Since the questions are to be answered by the government in these sessions, Singh didn’t have an opportunity to respond to Poilievre’s accusations.
