ANALYSIS: ‘Two Sets of Rules’ or a ‘Disgrace’: Poilievre’s ‘Wacko’ Comment and House Expulsion Draw Strong Reactions

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rises in response to the Speaker asking him to withdraw language during question period in the House of Commons in Ottawa on April 30, 2024. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

The expulsion of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre proverbially set the House of Commons on fire this week, with parties on all sides trying to gain politically from the polarizing event.

“What you witnessed in the House of Commons moments ago is a disgrace,” Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon said about Mr. Poilievre’s behaviour on April 30. “It’s a disrespect for our institutions, a disrespect for the Speaker.”