In a rare public disagreement, a Conservative MP is publicly accusing her colleagues of sexism, saying they left her out of the loop on a key policy decision.

Michelle Rempel tweeted Friday “Guess the boys met without me?” in response to a tweet by her caucus colleague and the Conservative’s foreign affairs critic Erin O’Toole.

O’Toole sent a tweet on Thursday that said the “Conservatives support” the Liberals’ decision to grant refuge to the White Helmets — a group of volunteers in Syria who help victims of attacks in the ongoing civil war.

He went on to say the Conservatives are calling on the government to grant asylum to the Afghan interpreters who assisted the Canadian forces during the war in Afghanistan.

“We did?” Rempel said in reply.

“Because what I said to media, as Shadow Minister for Citizenship and Immigration, was that I was waiting for more details on the White Helmet program before commenting,” she continued.

We did? — Michelle Rempel (@MichelleRempel) July 27, 2018

The rare public disagreement between Conservative MPs turned heads on Friday but Leader Andrew Scheer’s office declined commenting and neither O’Toole nor Rempel replied to requests for comment.

A Conservative source said Rempel was upset by O’Toole’s reference to bringing the remaining Afghan interpreters to Canada. But her thread of tweets focused on her outstanding questions around the White Helmets.

Her comments surprised some people, said a separate source with close ties to the Conservatives, because caucus and staff were sent an issues scan on July 23 that clearly showed the Tories supported the resettlement of humanitarian workers from Syria.

“Andrew Scheer’s Conservatives are pleased to see Canada working with our allies to provide refuge for members of the White Helmets after their rescue by the Israeli Defence Force,” read the “key messages” sent to caucus.

At a press conference the day after the Conservatives released their message internally, Rempel said she needed more details about the White Helmets resettlement plan before making a comment.

Guess the boys met without me? — Michelle Rempel (@MichelleRempel) July 27, 2018

Hundreds of the White Helmets were lead to safety last weekend by an Israeli Defence Operation in Syria. The operation was requested by Canada, Britain and Germany, who had all previously committed to resettling some of the evacuees.

After the rescue mission, the federal government announced it would be resettling up to 50 White Helmet volunteers and their families, up to 250 Syrians in total, in the next three months.

This will not be the first time Canada resettles Syrian refugees. The government previously resettled 25,000 Syrian refugees between September 2015 and February 2016.

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