Poilievre subdued in question period the day after getting kicked out for 'wacko' comment

Poilievre spoke in a softer tone throughout the 50-minute session and largely ignored Justin Trudeau's claims that the Conservative leader was fraternizing with far-right elements and white nationalists when he visited an anti-carbon tax convoy in the Maritimes last week.

The CBC's J.P. Tasker lays out the moments that lead to Speaker Greg Fergus's decision to kick Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre out of question period after a particularly nasty exchange with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

At one point, when Trudeau attacked Poilievre for not supporting the Liberal government's ban on assault-style firearms, Alberta Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie started to heckle him.

NDP MP Peter Julian, the party's House leader, defended the Speaker again Wednesday, saying Fergus "absolutely did the right thing" by removing Poilievre from question period.

During Tuesday's question period, Trudeau called Poilievre "spineless" for refusing to clearly renounce endorsements from unsavoury far-right groups and an American conspiracy theorist.

Conservative MP Rachael Thomas rose in the Commons after question period claiming that the Speaker's decision to also remove her from the chamber Tuesday was a breach of her parliamentary privilege.