The NDP’s Heather McPherson was met with a wall of jeers in the House of Commons on Monday after comparing her watermelon pin to a Remembrance Day poppy.

McPherson, the MP for Edmonton-Strathcona, is one of the most vocally anti-Israel members of the House of Commons, and had just delivered a statement during question period <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;accusing Israel of genocide&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://openparliament.ca/debates/2024/11/18/heather-mcpherson-1/&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://openparliament.ca/debates/2024/11/18/heather-mcpherson-1/">accusing Israel of genocide</a> before Speaker Greg Fergus cited her watermelon pin as a potential violation of House rules.

NDP MP Heather McPherson was wearing was she called an emblem of Palestinian 'solidarity'{ai:summary}<p>NDP MP Heather McPherson faced backlash in the House of Commons after likening her watermelon pin to a Remembrance Day poppy. This occurred during her statement accusing Israel of genocide, prompting Speaker Greg Fergus to note a potential violation of House rules regarding her pin. </p><p>#politics</p>

NDP MP jeered for comparing pro-Palestinian watermelon pin to a Remembrance Day poppy

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