To: Speaker of the House of Commons
Homophobia in the House of Commons!
Dear Mr. Speaker,
I am appalled at the recent homophobic comments from the Member Of Parliament Garnett Genius in the House of Commons. I urge you to investigate the incident further and ask M.P. Garnett to formally withdraw his comments in the House of Commons.
This type of homophobic behaviour has no place in Canada and he must be held accountable for his actions.
Sincerely,
Why is this important?
During question period on September 25th 2024 the leader of the opposition asked the Prime Minister about the purchase of a new residence for the consul general in New York, which included “Gold quartzite countertops, stunning powder room... and a copper soaker tub.” Trudeau responded with summary of his recent trip to New York for the UN Summit and his various engagements with international leaders. While he was responding MP Garnett Genuis called out:
“Does he engage with them in the bathtub?"
Instead of asking MP Genius to retract his comments, Speaker Fergus called on the Prime Minister to retract his response because he called Genius’s behaviour “crap” which was unparliamentary.
We’ve let queer and trans hate become normalized and now it’s rearing it’s ugly head in parliament. We need to make it known that hate has no place anywhere in this country especially not in our chambers of government.