MP Michelle Rempel was talking about how economic concerns in Alberta were being ignored by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s administration. She said the government treats Alberta like a “fart” in the room that nobody wants to acknowledge.
Another politician didn’t like that word. Green Party leader Elizabeth May said the word was un-parliamentary. May said she thought Rempel should withdraw the word. She spelled out the word so she didn’t have to repeat it. Rempel responded with surprise, asking if her colleague was being serious.
Rempel said she gave an impassioned speech about jobs in Alberta and May actually addressed her using the word fart. She added that she wasn’t going to withdraw it.
May said she was aware of the difficulties workers in Alberta are faced with, but she still had an issue with Rempel using the word fart.
Both sides refused to back down, and the Speaker had to turn to the statue books. He read how he should act in such a situation. The argument caught the attention of social media users, who mocked the whole incident. Some users mentioned how all eyes were on Trump’s destruction of U.S. politics, but in Canada there was a silent but deadly scandal.
On November 15, 2016, members of Canada’s Parliament began debating whether or not its members should say the word “fart” on the floor.
— UberFacts (@UberFacts) November 20, 2016
Meanwhile in Canada, their Parliament has time to debate whether the word “fart” is appropriate to use during their legislative sessions. IeU14IPx85
— lady & the tramp (@poetickate) November 19, 2016
A politician lectured for saying the word “Fart” in Parliament is the Pussification of Canada UZ5SlV9HtO
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) November 22, 2016
Canada has a lot of history with banning words from being used in parliament. Some of these words include evil genius, pompous ass and sick animal to name a few.
