After skipping several questions regarding the "climate Barbie" tweet by one of his Members of Parliment, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has issued a statement condemning the comment.

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In a now deleted Tweet, Conservative MP Gerry Ritz labeled Environment Minister Catherine McKenna a “climate Barbie,” in a comment that has faced harsh criticism. 

“As a father of three daughters, I want to ensure that gender-based stereotypes have no place in Canada or Canadian politics,” Scheer said in a statement to the Toronto Star on Wednesday.

“The demeaning words used by the member ‎were inappropriate and he has rightly apologized,” he said.

Canada's Environment Minister McKenna responded to the comments with this Tweet Tuesday evening:

Scheer's statement went on to say that he would contact McKenna “so I can assure the minister that this type of behavior has no place in the Conservative caucus."

“I have a positive message to deliver to Canadians and I expect all members of my caucus to embrace that approach when communicating with Canadians,” concluded the statement.

Ritz had apologized Tuesday night on Twitter before his leader's official statement: