OTTAWA — Conservatives will be challenging House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus on Wednesday for kicking MP Rachael Thomas out of the chamber even after she withdrew her comments off microphone, the National Post has learned.

Thomas was the first Conservative to be expelled during a raucous question period on Tuesday after she called Fergus’ handling of the House “disgraceful.” Leader <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;Pierre Poilievre was also booted from the chamber&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/pierre-poilievre-calls-trudeau-wacko-expelled-from-house-of-commons&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/pierre-poilievre-calls-trudeau-wacko-expelled-from-house-of-commons" target="_blank">Pierre Poilievre was also booted from the chamber</a> soon after Thomas for calling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a “wacko.”

Conservatives will be challenging Speaker Greg Fergus for having kicked out MP Rachael Thomas of the Chamber, the National Post has learned.{ai:summary}<p>Conservatives challenge Speaker for expelling MP who criticized House. Poilievre also ejected for remarks on Trudeau. #politics</p>

Conservatives to challenge Speaker's decision to kick MP out of House of Commons

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