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Rona Ambrose talks pipelines, women in politics and pro sports in Twitter chat

Interim Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose took aim at Liberal policies and discussed what it was like to be a female Opposition Leader during a 90-minute Twitter Q&A Tuesday afternoon.

Interim Conservative leader takes questions on social media platform

Interim Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose poses for a photo as she starts a 90 minute Q&A with Twitter Canada Tuesday, March 1, 2016. (Twitter Canada)

Interim Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose took aim at Liberal policies and discussed what it was like to be a female Opposition Leader during a 90-minute Twitter Q&A Tuesday afternoon.

With the House of Commons on a break week, Ambrose's first answer was about the Quebec provincial government's announcement earlier in the day it is seeking an injunction against TransCanada over the proposedEnergy East pipeline.

Replying in French to a French question, Ambrose said it shows a lack of leadership for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau because his project approval process isn't good enough.

Ambrose also took 140-character shots at Liberal policies she's been critical of in the past.

After being reduced to Official Opposition status in October's federal election, the interim leader offered a few ideas when asked about rebuilding the Conservative Party.

Ambrose chose to post video responses to tweets about women in politics.

She also brought up a recentNobel Peace Prize winner when asked about her inspiration.

Towards the end of the Q&A, Ambrose offered these responses when asked about her hobbies, her pick for the team that will win the American League's East division and her last name, which she shares with professional wrestler Dean Ambrose.

There were alsotweets that Ambrose didn't get around to answering

Twitter Canada hosted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for a Q&A last month and partnered with Green Party Leader Elizabeth May to live-tweet her answers to questionsduring some federal leaders debates from which she had been excluded during the last election campaign.

Cameron Gordon from Twitter Canadasaid later Tuesday the hashtag #AskAmbrose was used 8,300 times, peaking around 15 minutes in at2:30 p.m. ET Tuesday.

Ambrose answered 29 questions, Gordon said,with her most retweetedpost being this one offering support to Israel as "a beacon of freedom, diversity, democracy and women's rights in the Mideast."