Poilievre Expulsion Has Tories Calling for Speaker’s Resignation While Bloc Appears Divided

Poilievre Expulsion Has Tories Calling for Speaker’s Resignation While Bloc Appears Divided
Greg Fergus makes a Speaker's Statement before Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Oct. 18, 2023. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
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Members of the Conservative Party are calling on House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus to resign after he removed their leader Pierre Poilievre from the chamber Tuesday during question period.

Mr. Poilievre was expelled from the House after calling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a “wacko prime minister” following a disagreement on the decriminalization of drugs, which the Tory leader suggested has contributed to overdose deaths and drug use in public places.