Justice Minister and Attorney General Arif Virani apologized under threat of censure after shouting vulgar remarks in the House of Commons, according to Blacklock’s Reporter. “I withdraw my comments and apologize,” said Virani in a speech in the House of Commons. Virani did not elaborate. The apology came moments after Conservative MPs recounted the incident in Question Period. Hansard records show Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre questioned him over vehicle thefts. “We have a common sense plan to stop crime,” said Poilievre. “Why will they not implement it?” To defend the Canadian government, Virani said Poilievre purports to be tough on crime. “Who do I listen to about crime measures?” he said. As he was taking his seat, he shouted a profane remark. Former Conservative leader Andrew Scheer pointed out the remark was captured on the audio recording. “The Minister of Justice called the Leader of the Opposition, quote, ‘a f*cking tool,’” said Scheer. “This comes from a government which loves to lecture everybody else about raising the level of debate, decorum and civility.”Once again, Scheer said people are seeing Liberal hypocrisy on display. “The Minister of Justice completely lost his cool, lost his temper and hurled that offensive insult in this place in the House of Commons,” he said. He encouraged people to examine the audio. “It is clearly audible for all to hear,” he said. “This offensive unparliamentary remark needs to be withdrawn and the Minister needs to apologize.”Virani did not dispute the complaint. When he was a new MP, he said at a press scrum in 2015 he was “surprised at the poor decorum in the House.”“If people in the court behaved the way they’re behaving in the House, they’d be thrown out of courts in about four seconds by any judge worth their robes,” he said. “I don’t think we should shout out.”This incident comes after Conservative MP Damien Kurek (Battle River-Crowfoot, AB) was removed from the House of Commons in December for using unparliamentary language by calling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a liar.READ MORE: Conservative MP kicked out of Parliament, called Trudeau a ‘liar’“He lied,” said Kurek. “The prime minister promised the Senate would be independent, but the actions this past week prove that is a complete farce.” .This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
Justice Minister and Attorney General Arif Virani apologized under threat of censure after shouting vulgar remarks in the House of Commons, according to Blacklock’s Reporter. “I withdraw my comments and apologize,” said Virani in a speech in the House of Commons. Virani did not elaborate. The apology came moments after Conservative MPs recounted the incident in Question Period. Hansard records show Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre questioned him over vehicle thefts. “We have a common sense plan to stop crime,” said Poilievre. “Why will they not implement it?” To defend the Canadian government, Virani said Poilievre purports to be tough on crime. “Who do I listen to about crime measures?” he said. As he was taking his seat, he shouted a profane remark. Former Conservative leader Andrew Scheer pointed out the remark was captured on the audio recording. “The Minister of Justice called the Leader of the Opposition, quote, ‘a f*cking tool,’” said Scheer. “This comes from a government which loves to lecture everybody else about raising the level of debate, decorum and civility.”Once again, Scheer said people are seeing Liberal hypocrisy on display. “The Minister of Justice completely lost his cool, lost his temper and hurled that offensive insult in this place in the House of Commons,” he said. He encouraged people to examine the audio. “It is clearly audible for all to hear,” he said. “This offensive unparliamentary remark needs to be withdrawn and the Minister needs to apologize.”Virani did not dispute the complaint. When he was a new MP, he said at a press scrum in 2015 he was “surprised at the poor decorum in the House.”“If people in the court behaved the way they’re behaving in the House, they’d be thrown out of courts in about four seconds by any judge worth their robes,” he said. “I don’t think we should shout out.”This incident comes after Conservative MP Damien Kurek (Battle River-Crowfoot, AB) was removed from the House of Commons in December for using unparliamentary language by calling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a liar.READ MORE: Conservative MP kicked out of Parliament, called Trudeau a ‘liar’“He lied,” said Kurek. “The prime minister promised the Senate would be independent, but the actions this past week prove that is a complete farce.” .This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
