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OTTAWA, Ont. — Conservative MP and parliamentary secretary Paul Calandra accused the Liberals in question period on Tuesday of abandoning Canada’s claims to the North Pole and to its most famous inhabitant — Santa Claus.

Liberal MP Dominic LeBlanc had just asked if Stephen Harper knew about Irving Gerstein’s alleged role in the Mike Duffy scandal, and if the Tories would “give Canadians a Christmas present today and answer at least one of these questions?”

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Calandra used it as an opportunity to attack the Liberals over their alleged stance on Santa.

“With respect to giving Canadians a gift, it is hard to take that party seriously when the person who we most look to this year to give gifts, including my daughters, is Santa Claus. All of a sudden the Liberals are suggesting that Santa Claus is no longer Canadian and that they would abandon the North Pole and abandon Santa Claus. On this side of the House, we are going to stand up not only for my daughters, but for your family as well, Mr. Speaker, and for all those young Canadians, in the spirit of Christmas, who are waiting for Santa Claus to come and visit.”