Trudeau, O'Toole have fiery exchange over ethics, leadership in House of Commons

Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole had a fiery exchange with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during question period on ethics and leadership in the House of Commons during Wednesday’s final question period before the house adjourns for the summer.

"Will the prime minister commit to never again break the law?” O’Toole said.

O’Toole pointed to several ethical investigations into the Prime Minister or members of his family, including the WE Charity scandal, and the sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces.

“Does the prime minister feel that his personal ethical conduct sets a bad example for the members of parliament on his team?” O’Toole asked.

Trudeau described O’Toole’s questions as “personal attacks” and reiterated he and his cabinet members are focused on working for Canadians.

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[jacobbaker]

They're called "question periods" because there's a 100% chance of questions and a 0% chance of them being answered.

[grislyfox]

Why can't Mr. Speaker tell the Prime Minister to answer the question?

[fredsystra]

“We’re focused on Canadians” no you aren’t. Stop lying. Your wage subsidy only helped big rich businesses. Stop lying.

[kristianbaxter]

He won’t answer the question, so clearly plans to commit yet another ethics violation.

[kristianbaxter]

Is this the best that Canada has to offer? Trudeau sounds like a broken record.

[Desync]

I think Trudeau just has a recorded message that he plays.

[almy]

The more he avoids answering, the more guilty he looks.

[rubydynamite]

J.T.’s face and voice make my skin crawl.

[mickwest]

It isn't just the conservatives attacking you Justin - I'm a Liberal - but not on your watch.

[lisahelloshr]

O'Toole -"why do these scandals keep happening"
JT- "YoUR RaCiST"

[jamescronkhite]

He never answers any questions
Side steps everything he's done so done

[pacisregis]

A very relevant question, a bogus and empty, out of topic, evasive answer. An answer that consolidates the lack of leadership and or lack of understanding the question that was asked. It is time for Trudeau to get in his privileged head that we hired him to show results, not to dodge important issues and questions.

[AndrewJanzen]

Canadians want this, Canadians want that. That’s all he says but he is not representing Canadians at all

[melf]

If he was listening to Canadians he would step down and move to China because that's where all his focus is. Most Canadians have been saying this for over 2 years now

[neonocean]

He keeps talking about climate change and racism but has done nothing effective about it in the last six years, ... if he really cared, he would have. He was too busy entertaining the ccp and his rich pals and trying to avoid the consequences of his ethics violations.

[MARCUS-wfzn]

Trudeau is the worst thing to ever happen to this Country.

[matthewdagenais]

You have no clue what it's like to be a "working" canadian.

[rd]

Liberals favourite topics: racism, climate, covid. Same playbook in the US

[thegreatcanadianguy]

Don't care how much flak I take for this....if you support the liberal government and what they actually stand for, you gotta be some kinda smooth brain.

[georgestransky]

We all see what his priorities are.
Just himself and his master's wishes.
He is not smart enough to know anything.