Religious books displayed during Bill C-9 vote in House ‘over the line,’ according to critics
It is 'generally not appropriate to hold up objects during votes' in the House, and there is 'no exemption' for using a Bible as a prop, says Olivier Duhaime, spokesperson for Office of the Speaker.
Conservative MPs holding Bibles or Torahs to their chests during a recent vote in the House on the Combatting Hate Act sends a “political signal,” with some critics arguing the display was “over the line,” while others argue that civic spaces can make room for “a v...
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