OTTAWA (AFP) — A Canadian MP was accused by the opposition Wednesday of looking at "soft porn" on his laptop computer in parliament the previous evening.
"There was an image of a scantily clad woman in very flimsy lingerie" on the computer of Parliamentary Secretary for Public Works James Moore, New Democrat MP Irene Mathyssen told reporters. "It was dark in color and she was a brunette."
"It was, I would say, not hard porn by any stretch," she said.
"I would describe it as soft porn, Playboy-type stuff ... But it was still inappropriate in the House of Commons. It reflects an attitude about women. It is an objectification of women that I find very, very concerning."
Earlier, Mathyssen rose on a point of order in the House to denounce Moore's actions as disrespectful to women.
Moore denied the allegation. "I don't have the faintest idea what my colleague is talking about," he said.
The speaker of the house dismissed Mathyssen's complaint, saying it was beyond his purview.
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