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submitted 11 months ago by TSG_Asmodeus@lemmy.world to c/canada@lemmy.ca

On Thursday, Poilievre only pointed to CTV when talking about the "media reports" to which he was referring. But it appears Poilievre asked his question in the House before CTV's reporting was published.

The timestamp on the article indicates that it was published at 2:39 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Subsequent tweets from the article's author and CTV itself were published at 2:40 p.m. and 2:50 p.m. respectively. Poilievre asked his question at 2:25 p.m.

A number of American news outlets had begun reporting the incident as a terrorist attack before CTV's article was published. A Fox News reporter tweeted that the explosion was a terrorist attack just before 2 p.m. on Wednesday.

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[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 2 points 11 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he was relying on media reports in the House of Commons when he referred to Wednesday's explosion on the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls as a "terrorist attack."

When a serious incident occurs, it's customary for the Official Opposition leader to ask the prime minister for the latest update at the beginning of question period.

On Wednesday afternoon, Poilievre asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to update the House on the situation at the Rainbow Bridge.

A number of American news outlets had begun reporting the incident as a terrorist attack before CTV's article was published.

The Liberals, who have been trailing Poilievre's Conservatives in the polls recently, seized on the moment to accuse the Tory leader of not taking responsibility.

Pierre-Yves Bourduas, a former deputy commissioner of the RCMP who now runs a public safety management company, said Poilievre's statement in the House was "regrettable."


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