A Conservative MP's statement comparing the prime minister to an online dating disappointment was promptly shut down by the House of Commons Speaker Tuesday. With an election months away, Tory MPs have been rising before question period lately to criticize Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with one-minute member's statements. Watch:"Sometimes politics can feel like online dating," Brassard said, noting how Canadians were "wooed" by Trudeau in the 2015 election. Though Tories argued that Poilievre was not insulting Trudeau by invoking the name, Regan ruled he was "indirectly" insulting the prime minister. I will put partisanship aside and say I will not stand for that kind of treatment for our prime minister, for my prime minister," Poilievre said with faux dramatics.

Source: Huffington Post May 08, 2019 15:00 UTC