Marc Miller tells Pierre Poilievre to ‘grow a pair’ in heated exchange

Immigration Minister Marc Miller was admonished successful the House of Commons during question period Thursday erstwhile helium told Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to “grow a pair” and get his information clearance.

Miller withdrew the remark but has yet to apologize for the language.

The curate was responding to a question from Poilievre for the authorities to item its program to code migration concerns that led U.S. president-elect Donald Trump to endanger a 25-per cent tariff connected each Canadian imports erstwhile helium takes bureau successful January.

“According to (Miller’s) department, determination are fractional a cardinal radical present illegally, each of whom could beryllium tempted to spell southbound of the border, provoking a monolithic retaliatory response,” Poilievre said. “So erstwhile again, what’s the program to hole what helium broke?”

Miller responded by accusing Poilievre of “pandering to people, entertaining mendacious hope, promising visas to everyone, promising they won’t get deported.”

He past turned to Poilievre’s refusal to get a information clearance to person classified accusation connected overseas interference allegations, including against Conservative Party members, which Poilievre has argued would forestall him from speaking publically astir matters helium whitethorn beryllium briefed on.

“He needs to turn a brace (and) get the briefing,” Miller said, which led to a lengthy play of upset successful the House.

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House Speaker Greg Fergus past intervened and called connected Miller to retreat his remark.

“There is simply a ample flexibility that the Speaker gives of people to the connection that’s utilized successful here, but I deliberation that mightiness beryllium beyond the border,” helium said.

Miller withdrew but past added: “On a time similar this, I would accidental (Poilievre) is each flannel, nary axe.” The curate had utilized the aforesaid operation connected societal media soon earlier question play to knock Poilievre’s absorption to the Liberals’ GST alleviation legislation.

Poilievre past accused Miller of “losing power of his words and his mind.”

“This is simply a authorities that is falling to pieces,” helium said.

Global News has asked Miller’s bureau to remark connected whether the curate planned to apologize for the “grow a pair” remark.

The word has been described by the Women’s Media Centre, founded by Jane Fonda, Robin Morgan and Gloria Steinem and which calls itself a “progressive, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization,” arsenic a “sexist” word connected par with the operation “man up.”