Who poses the greater threat to the free speech of Conservative MPs — the Speaker of the House of Commons or the leader of the Conservative Party?
In a fundraising appeal this week, the Conservative Party told its supporters that it was Speaker Greg Fergus, a Liberal MP, who was silencing Conservative MPs.
“The Liberal Speaker kicked THREE Conservative MPs out of the House of Commons for speaking the TRUTH,” the party wrote. “The corrupt Liberals are censoring the truth. This is the same government that wants to censor your speech.”
That same morning, Radio-Canada published a report about the close control and scrutiny that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his office impose on what Conservative MPs say and do.
“Everybody is being watched. What we say, what we do, who we talk to. We’re told not to fraternize with MPs from the other parties. And that’s not normal,” a Conservative source said.
A Conservative leader imposing …