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A day after Catherine Dorion was barred from the floor of the National Assembly for wearing a hooded sweatshirt, her party says it’s time to move on.

During her first year as the member for Taschereau, Dorion rose to speak more than 110 times in the assembly. She’s served as Québec solidaire’s official critic for youth, seniors, la francophonie, the French language, citizens relations and other issues that affect the 60,000 people in her riding.

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And yet, her party alleges, the political world seems fixated on her fashion faux pas.

“We’ve answered the questions, we didn’t chose to make this an issue, (Liberal leader) Pierre Arcand did,” said Stéphanie Guévremont, a spokesperson for Québec solidaire. “It’s the other parties’ turn to weigh in on this so we can settle the issue and get to the business of government.”

Guévremont was referencing Arcand’s running commentary on Dorion’s decision to wear a skirt and jacket in the assembly. Dorion had posted a photo of herself on social media with the caption Happy Halloween, writing she chose to dress as an MNA this year.