A day after a majority of Progressive Conservative MLAs refused to stand in the chamber following a statement recognizing the Transgender Day of Remembrance, the backlash reverberated through the legislature, with government MLAs repeatedly heckling the Tories and the premier calling the PC leader a "bigot."

The governing NDP spent much of Friday's question period condemning the Tories for staying seated after the address, calling it a harmful act against transgender people.

Meanwhile, PC Leader Obby Khan said he remained seated because the speech was politically charged and touched on other matters, rather than commemorating and honouring the transgender community.

"If it was about the lives lost and the suffering from the trans and marginalized community, I would have 100 per cent sto

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