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I've heard that the swastikas were displayed far from the anti-mandate protest. Some thought the suspicious display was contrived to discredit the movement.
This is what Trudeau falsely accused this woman of supporting: https://www.theholocaustexplained.org/what-was-the-holocaust/
https://www.foxnews.com/world/canad...es-first-jewish-woman-mp-supporting-swastikas
Published February 16, 2022 5:50pm EST
Canada's House of Commons erupts after Trudeau accuses Jewish MP of supporting swastikas
The speaker of the House of Commons admonished Trudeau and others to avoid 'inflammatory' language
By Jon Brown | Fox News
The Canadian House of Commons erupted in shouts of condemnation Wednesday after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau replied to a Jewish member of Parliament by accusing members of the opposing Conservative Party of "standing with people who wave swastikas."
Trudeau, a member of the Liberal Party, made his comment in response to being grilled by Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman during a tense, emotional Question Period, which occurs every sitting day in the Canadian House of Commons when members of Parliament ask questions of government ministers, including the prime minister.
Lantsman, who became the first Jewish woman to be elected as a Conservative MP last October, read a 2015 quote from Trudeau when he said, "If Canadians are going to trust their government, their government needs to trust Canadians."...
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Lantsman later introduced a point of order demanding a personal apology from Trudeau.
"I am a strong Jewish woman and a member of this House and a descendant of Holocaust survivors and … it's never been singled out, and I've never been made to feel less," she said. "Except for today, when the prime minister accused me of standing with swastikas. I think he owes me an apology. I'd like an apology and I think he owes an apology to all members of this House."
Lantsman's point of order was met with applause, by which time Trudeau had already left the chamber...
This is what Trudeau falsely accused this woman of supporting: https://www.theholocaustexplained.org/what-was-the-holocaust/
https://www.foxnews.com/world/canad...es-first-jewish-woman-mp-supporting-swastikas
Published February 16, 2022 5:50pm EST
Canada's House of Commons erupts after Trudeau accuses Jewish MP of supporting swastikas
The speaker of the House of Commons admonished Trudeau and others to avoid 'inflammatory' language
By Jon Brown | Fox News
The Canadian House of Commons erupted in shouts of condemnation Wednesday after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau replied to a Jewish member of Parliament by accusing members of the opposing Conservative Party of "standing with people who wave swastikas."
Trudeau, a member of the Liberal Party, made his comment in response to being grilled by Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman during a tense, emotional Question Period, which occurs every sitting day in the Canadian House of Commons when members of Parliament ask questions of government ministers, including the prime minister.
Lantsman, who became the first Jewish woman to be elected as a Conservative MP last October, read a 2015 quote from Trudeau when he said, "If Canadians are going to trust their government, their government needs to trust Canadians."...
...
Lantsman later introduced a point of order demanding a personal apology from Trudeau.
"I am a strong Jewish woman and a member of this House and a descendant of Holocaust survivors and … it's never been singled out, and I've never been made to feel less," she said. "Except for today, when the prime minister accused me of standing with swastikas. I think he owes me an apology. I'd like an apology and I think he owes an apology to all members of this House."
Lantsman's point of order was met with applause, by which time Trudeau had already left the chamber...