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19th November 2016
02:27pm GMT
"I heard her say a word I know is distinctly unparliamentary, and I think she may want to withdraw it... "The word was f-a-r-t."Michelle, understandably incensed couldn't believe what she was apparently being reprimanded for.
"Is my colleague actually serious? "I just gave an impassioned speech about Alberta jobs, and that's what the leader of a political party has to say? No, I don't withdraw it."People took to Twitter to giggle at the seemingly innocuous row over the apparently offensive word.
Don't take is so hard Michelle #Rempel. FB #Scrabble once never let me use the word FARTY. https://t.co/hswa0sTMKK
— Comatose Dictator (@ComaDict) November 19, 2016
Meanwhile in #Canada #Politics we argue whether the word #fart is parliamentary. O how we differ from the #US #TRUMP https://t.co/SV5A4sGeUp
— Chris Ashburn (@chris_ashburn) November 18, 2016
She of podium f-bombs, @ElizabethMay, can't handle the "fart" word? Blanket ban on gas emissions, I guess? https://t.co/3FfpvGbCJo #cdnpoli
— Ryan Jespersen (@ryanjespersen) November 17, 2016
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