Liberal MP’s allegedly sexist comment under review, prime minister says
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a “process is now properly underway” to look into a Liberal MP’s allegedly sexist comment to a Conservative MP.
The Conservatives have been pressuring Trudeau to take action against Liberal MP Nicola Di Iorio, who is accused of making a stripper-related joke about Conservative MP Dianne Watts while they were both at a closed-door committee meeting earlier this month.
According to the National Post, which first reported the story, when Di Iorio heard the colourful ring tone as Watts received a call on her cell phone, he said: “Where’s your pole to slide down on?”
This happened March 8, International Women’s Day.