As soon as NDP MP Alexandre Boulerice had asked the government side about Senate accountability, Conservative attack dog Pierre Poilievre rose to respond. All the elements of a confident Conservative party are on display here: a guffawing backbencher, Poilievre making jokes at the opposition’s expense, and the foreign affairs minister miming a home-run swing when his colleague’s rhetorical flourish came to a crescendo.
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