Liberal MP blames “far-right”, Trump after women victims stormed out of committee

By Cosmin Dzsurdzsa, True North Wire

Liberal MP Anita Vandenbeld has penned a lengthy screed blaming the rise of the “far-right” and claiming she doesn’t feel safe after two survivors of abuse stormed out of a committee meeting in tears when the Liberals derailed their testimonies.

Vandenbeld is one of eleven MPs on the House of Commons status of women committee which met for a summer session last week that descended into chaos.

In an over 2,500-word op-ed published to the news aggregator National Newswatch, Vandenbeld claimed she was the one targeted with abuse as a result of the incident and went on to blame the far-right and populism.

“The traps that are being set by the far-right, their willingness to use anyone’s pain to achieve political ends, and a capitulation by the media to click-bait have made it impossible to protect and defend parliamentary processes or basic fairness,” wrote Vandenbeld.

Vandenbeld also went on to accuse the Conservatives of adopting “Trump’s playbook” in reference to former president Donald Trump.

“Following Trump’s playbook, since becoming Conservative Party Leader, Pierre Poilievre has put out a narrative that Parliament is broken, and the institutions are rigged.”