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Canada PM Trudeau will not be punished for elbowing legislator

Published 2016-05-31, 02:08 p/m
© Reuters. Canada PM Trudeau will not be punished for elbowing legislator

OTTAWA, May 31 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin
Trudeau will not face punishment for manhandling a legislator
and inadvertently elbowing another during a fracas in the House
of Commons, parliamentarians decided on Tuesday.
A committee examining what punishment if any to impose on
Trudeau for his actions on May 18 voted to drop the matter after
the female opposition legislator he elbowed said she accepted
his apologies.
Trudeau has formally expressed regret three times for the
incident, which was prompted by impatience at what he saw as
stalling tactics by the opposition ahead of a vote.
His chances of facing serious sanctions had in any case been
slim, since the committee is dominated by members of the ruling
Liberal Party.
Trudeau told Reuters on May 19 that he was only human and
cited the "tremendous amount of pressures that come with this
job". He also promised there would be no repeat of his actions.

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