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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a “process is now properly underway” to look into a Liberal MP’s allegedly sexist comment to a Conservative MP.

The Conservatives have been pressuring Trudeau to take action against Liberal MP Nicola Di Iorio, who is accused of making a stripper-related joke about Conservative MP Dianne Watts while they were both at a closed-door committee meeting earlier this month.

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According to the National Post, which first reported the story, when Di Iorio heard the colourful ring tone as Watts received a call on her cell phone, he said: “Where’s your pole to slide down on?”

This happened March 8, International Women’s Day.

Trudeau was asked about the remark during a news conference Friday in Boisbriand, Que.

“One of the things that we brought in a number of years ago around issues such as this, as a part of my commitment to gender equality, to a harassment-free workplace, is … an actual process that will be there to deal with issues of this sort,” Trudeau said.