Trudeau accuses Conservatives of making homophobic comment during rowdy question period [Video]

House Speaker Greg Fergus asks Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to withdraw his statement that the Liberals are ‘used to casual homophobic comments from the other side’ of the House of Commons. After being asked again by Fergus, Trudeau says he withdraws his use of the word ‘crap.’

House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus is being asked to investigate whether a Conservative MP made homophobic comments involving the prime minister on the floor of the House of Commons Wednesday.

The incident, which tipped an already rowdy question period into a all-out yelling match, started with a question from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre about the government’s controversial purchase of a luxury apartment for its consul general in New York.

While listing off features of the condo, including “a handcrafted copper soaking tub,” Poilievre asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau if he visited Consul General Tom Clark at the new residence on his recent trip to the U.S.

Not long after Poilievre asked that question, a voice …

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