Male members of Canada’s Parliament were mocked after parading around in hot pink heels to show their support for women victims of domestic abuse.

The tippy-toe parade, titled “Hope in High Heels,” was part of an effort by Halton Women’s Place, which helps abused women and their dependent children, to raise awareness of domestic abuse.

Halton Women’s Place has written of Hope in High Heels, “This was originally created as an avenue for men and boys to show support for women experiencing domestic violence by wearing hot pink heels. Now, Hope in High Heels has evolved and grown to include EVERYONE, of all ages and ability levels!”

Male politicians in Canada wearing heals to combat domestic abuse: pic.twitter.com/VMF2FKAA3Z

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) April 21, 2023

Canadian Transport Minister Omar Alghabra celebrated the event on Twitter, writing, “Violence against women is still prevalent in our society. Hope in Heels is an event that spreads awareness on violence against women while encouraging men and boys to be part of the solution. We wore their signature pink heels in support to this important cause.”

Violence against women is still prevalent in our society. Hope in Heels is an event that spreads awareness on violence against women while encouraging men and boys to be part of the solution. We wore their signature pink heels in support to this important cause. @HaltonWomensPl pic.twitter.com/5qngxQ6Myu

— Omar Alghabra (@OmarAlghabra) April 20, 2023

Liberal MP Karina Gould brought Hope in High Heels to Canada’s Parliament in 2016. “The message is simple – we will not end violence against women and children if boys and men are not included in the conversation and part of the solution,” she said in the House of Commons at the time. “Having this event in Ottawa encourages all Members of Parliament, Senators, and their staff to show Canadians that we are united in this fight.”

This week, she added, “We welcomed @HaltonWomensPl to the Hill for the 4th annual Hope in High Heels on the Hill, to continue the conversation on systemic violence against women. Educating men and boys is part of the solution, and it is all of our responsibilities to end gender based violence.”

We welcomed @HaltonWomensPl to the Hill for the 4th annual Hope in High Heels on the Hill, to continue the conversation on systemic violence against women.

Educating men and boys is part of the solution, and it is all of our responsibilities to end gender based violence. pic.twitter.com/W1Y2daIhHP

— Karina Gould (@karinagould) April 20, 2023

The Canadian male politicians were roundly mocked on social media.

“Again, Canada is not a real country,” political commentator Jack Posobiec reacted.

Again, Canada is not a real country https://t.co/yrUMD1cDGB

— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) April 21, 2023

“Canadians were renowned for their fighting prowess in both world wars,” one critic noted. “They were lumberjacks, explorers, hunters, woodsmen, Mounties. Look what the likes of Alghabra and his Castroesque boss, Trudeau have turned Canadian manhood into — No hopers. Camp clowns.”

“Male politicians parading around in ‘signature’ pink high heels to be part of the violence against women solution,” another critic echoed. “I’m so embarrassed for you this actually made my scalp tingle.”

Trudeau appeared in a trailer for the show “Canada’s Drag Race” which had an episode titled “Canada vs. The World” premiering November 18. The show featured a grand prize of $100,000 and the title of “Canada’s Next Drag Superstar.”

“We’re making herstory,” a picture from the show boasted as it showed a smiling Trudeau next to a drag queen.

We're making herstory! 🇨🇦 We're honoured to welcome the Prime Minister of Canada @JustinTrudeau to #CanadasDragRace, becoming the first world leader to appear on the Drag Race franchise!#CanadasDragRace Canada vs the World premieres November 18 at 9E on @CraveCanada. pic.twitter.com/wlDXSrMGEz

— Canada's Drag Race (@canadasdragrace) November 8, 2022

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) called on President Joe Biden to continue debt ceiling negotiations with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as the federal government quickly approaches a default on obligations.

The debt ceiling, a policy established by Congress that prevents the federal government from spending beyond the predetermined national debt limit of $31.4 trillion, surpassed the threshold earlier this year. McCarthy and Biden met in early February to discuss possible mechanisms to raise or eliminate the debt ceiling, a move which several House Republicans will not approve without meaningful efforts to limit future federal expenditures.

Manchin, observing that Biden has refused to meet with McCarthy for more than two months, issued a statement on Thursday calling for negotiations to continue.

“America is facing a historic economic crisis brought on by an abject failure to address our exploding national debt, chronic inflation, a looming recession, and the more immediate need to raise the debt ceiling. Our elected leaders must stop with the political games, work together and negotiate a compromise,” the centrist Democrat said. “Instead, it has been more than 78 days since President Biden last met with Speaker McCarthy. This signals a deficiency of leadership, and it must change. The fact is we are long past time for our elected leaders to sit down and discuss how to solve this impending debt ceiling crisis.”

McCarthy recently introduced a budget plan that would return expenditures to fiscal year 2022 levels, raise the debt ceiling for the next year, and limit annual spending growth to 1% over the next decade. The plan mirrors a proposal introduced by the House Freedom Caucus, a bloc of conservative Republicans who said they would consider voting to raise the debt ceiling contingent upon acceptance of their framework.

White House Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates countered in a statement that McCarthy is “engaging in dangerous economic hostage taking” and “breaking with the bipartisan norm” he previously followed, while Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said the lawmaker “continues to bumble us toward a catastrophic default.”

Manchin, on the other hand, contended that the refusal from Biden to “even negotiate a reasonable and commonsense compromise” poses considerable risk to the nation.

“I applaud Speaker McCarthy for putting forward a proposal that would prevent default and rein in federal spending. While I do not agree with everything proposed, the fact of the matter is that it is the only bill actually moving through Congress that would prevent default,” he continued. “For the sake of the country, I urge President Biden to come to the table, propose a plan for real and substantive spending cuts and deficit reduction, and negotiate now.”

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Manchin faces re-election next year in his heavily Republican home state. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) and Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) have recently sought to create distance between themselves and the White House as they likewise launch re-election campaigns.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen previously warned lawmakers that she was forced to implement “extraordinary measures” to fund federal agencies until early June, after which the government will default on obligations unless lawmakers suspend or raise the debt limit. Present increases in the national debt, however, are unsustainable since the government’s current outstanding obligations are nearing $31.7 trillion, equivalent to more than 120% of the nation’s gross domestic product, while maintenance costs are increasing due to a recent rise in interest rates.