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Justin Trudeau as he grabs the arm of Conservative Whip Gord Brown.

Elbowgate was an incident in which Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came into physical contact with two opposition Members of Parliament in the House of Commons on May 18, 2016 during the parliamentary session. During the incident Trudeau grabbed Conservative MP Gord Brown by the arm and then elbowed New Democratic MP Ruth Ellen Brosseau in the chest. Trudeau subsequently claimed the contact with Brosseau was unintentional apologised. He was not subject to parliamentary sanctions for the incident.