During Question Period, the Premier of British Columbia drops the F-bomb in fury
Key Takeaways:
- After using some inappropriate language in the British Columbia legislature on Monday, Premier John Horgan's future may contain a soap bar.
- Bullying is common during the Question Period, and the rivalry between the BC Liberals and the BC NDP has increased in recent months.
Premier John Horgan's future may include a bar of soap after he used some improper language in the British Columbia legislature on Monday.
The Opposition repeatedly bullied Horgan after answering a BC Liberal MLA Trevor Halford's question regarding the family doctor crisis.
"They don't want an answer because they are part of the problem, Honourable Speaker." That's why," Horgan said, attempting to speak above the din.
"Would you like to hear it?" Do you want to hear it, or are you only interested in hearing your voice? Why don't you go into the bathroom and have a private conversation with yourself? You don't want to hear any answers here. Seriously."
He returned to explain federal health transfer payments but was interrupted by jeers.
"Do you want a headline or action?" he challenged his political opponents.
He threw up his hands, shouted "Ah, f—," and sat down when the mocking continued. Question Period came to a close when the comment was made.
Speaker Raj Chouhan indicated his dissatisfaction with both chambers of Congress.
"I'm very disappointed with every one of you. 'Please listen to the question and heed to the answer,' I repeatedly stated during Question Period. After that, don't take it personally. Please, let's act like adults."
"If my mother was still around, she'd be on her way to the Legislature with a bar of Irish Spring," the premier tweeted immediately after the exchange.
He took the comment off the record three hours later.
"My enthusiasm for health care overtook me, and I made some indecent remarks that may have upset members of this house and others." "I apologize and unreservedly remove my remarks," he stated.
During the Question Period, bullying is prevalent, and the hostility between the BC Liberals and the BC NDP has grown in recent months.
Because he is dissatisfied with the official Opposition over access to health care, the heckling was loudest during Horgan's answers.
In British Columbia, up to 900,000 people do not have a family doctor.
Last week, data revealed that walk-in clinic patients in British Columbia wait about an hour to see a physician, the longest wait in the country.