It was a classic made-for-TV question period — chock full of combat, revealing almost nothing new, containing several dad jokes and managing to deeply offend
OTTAWA — A week before Easter, the temperature in Ottawa was finally above zero and spring, or at least spring fever, seemed to have reached the House of Commons chamber.
Variations on “When will I see the prime minister in court?” and “I’m just waiting for him to tell me on what day I should show up” from Scheer were met with variations on “They’re still following Stephen Harper’s playbook” and “The Opposition continues to mislead Canadians” from Trudeau. Conservatives had made public the libel notice from Trudeau’s lawyer, Julian Porter, on the weekend. And daring Trudeau to a game of chicken, Scheer had stood outside of the House of Commons chamber before question period to recite his allegedly defamatory March 29 statement again.
Porter’s letter said Scheer’s comments were “highly defamatory” and “beyond the pale of fair debate.” The lawyer spelled out each of Scheer’s assertions and how they were “entirely false.” Bolstered by an enthusiastic roster of MPs, Scheer challenged Trudeau to say so in front of a judge. In response, Scheer said he has always denounced white supremacy and racism, and added it was “disgusting” for Trudeau to bring it up. “The Liberals are using the very real threat of hatred and racism in this country to cover up their corruption scandal,” he said.
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