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Bloc MP Trudel chastised for using F-word while reading a David Goudreault poem in the House

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Bloc Québécois MP Denis Trudel, left, and Quebec poet David Goudreault. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

February 19, 2024

Bloc Québécois MP Denis Trudel, a former professional Quebec actor who represents Longueuil-Saint Hubert, Que., was chastised on Feb. 8 in the House of Commons by the Assistant Deputy Speaker Alexandra Mendès after he recited, in French,...

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