Progressive Conservative Leader Obby Khan formally apologized Thursday — after being called out by the Speaker of the legislature — for pretending to shoot himself in the mouth during question period one day earlier.

Speaker Tom Lindsey said the gesture was “egregious” and called for the apology after investigating a complaint from Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara and reviewing video of the incident that he called “inappropriate” and “offensive.” He released the video to the media. It shows Khan making the “finger gun” gesture to mimic a handgun and pointing it at his mouth, then pretending to shoot himself.

Shortly after the incident Wednesday, Asagwara raised a point of order alleging that the Tory leader made a “very disturbing” gesture in the house that “could be very harmful and very

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