A Liberal MP who flew CF-18 fighter jets is taking exception to a Conservative leadership hopeful’s “Top Gun”-inspired promotion of himself. Stephen Fuhr, who was elected to the B.C. riding of Kelowna-Lake Country in 2015 after completing a 20-year career with the Royal Canadian Air Force, tweeted a screengrab of an image Erin O’Toole posted online Sunday. “Mind explaining your role as a fighter pilot or even a pilot for that matter?” Fuhr asked O’Toole, noting the Tory MP enjoys “slagging” Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan.

@ErinOTooleMP U enjoy slagging the MND?!? Mind explaining your role as a fighter pilot or even a pilot for that matter?🙄#cdnpolipic.twitter.com/cNdiwznM5y — Stephen Fuhr CD MP (@FuhrMP) April 29, 2017

Sajjan, a former lieutenant-colonel in the Canadian Armed Forces, is facing calls to resign for falsely claiming he was the “architect” of a major 2006 operation in Afghanistan. O’Toole launched the #SajjanBattles hashtag on Twitter last week, where he facetiously congratulated the minister for planning the D-Day landing. O’Toole served in the military for 12 years and reached the rank of captain in the RCAF. After being posted to Shearwater, N.S. in 1997, O’Toole served as an air navigator on Sea King helicopters and participated in search and rescue missions and anti-submarine surveillance. A video on his website recounts how he helped rescue an injured fisherman. When asked about his tweet Tuesday, Fuhr noted how interim Tory Leader Rona Ambrose slammed Sajjan in question period hours earlier for “vastly exaggerating his role” in the operation. “Given Ambrose’s comments in the House today I’ll leave it to you to decide if O’Toole is ‘exaggerating’ his role in the military… have a look at his Twitter account,” Fuhr said in an email to HuffPost Canada. “His tweets speak for themselves, as does mine.”

Minister Sajjan, your planning of Operation Overlord & the D-Day landings was inspiring. #SajjanBattles — Erin O'Toole (@ErinOTooleMP) April 28, 2017

Melanie Paradis, a spokesperson for O’Toole’s campaign, told HuffPost in an email that O’Toole was having some fun and “has never claimed to be a fighter pilot.” Paradis accused Fuhr of a “sad attempt to deflect attention” from the serious questions now being asked of Sajjan and retaliating for O’Toole calling on the minister to step down. “All they can do is point to a cheeky meme inspired by Top Gun as a criticism of Mr. O'Toole instead of focusing on matters of pertinence to our nation like meeting our NATO commitments or ensuring our men and women have the equipment they need.” O’Toole’s service has been a key theme in his campaign, which invites its supporters to “join the mission.” Former MP Pierre Lemieux is the only other Tory leadership hopeful with military experience. And O’Toole seems to really enjoy the iconic 1986 movie about macho, ultra-competitive flyboys. He shared a ‘Top Gun’ GIF Monday celebrating the endorsement of new Calgary Heritage MP Bob Benzen.

Thrilled to have the endorsement of @BobBenzen the newly elected MP for Calgary Heritage - the 31st MP to #JoinTheMission#cpcldr#cdnpolipic.twitter.com/dGeJNzJJ0n — Erin O'Toole (@ErinOTooleMP) May 1, 2017

Last week, he marked the final 30-day push in the campaign with a graphic boasting about 30 MPs backing him. “I feel the need for speed in the next 30 days,” he tweeted.

30 MPs on the Mission & 30 Days to the Big Win! I feel the need for speed in the next 30 days!#cpcldr#cdnpolipic.twitter.com/KBZWwFPKVO — Erin O'Toole (@ErinOTooleMP) April 27, 2017