Ontario Premier Doug Ford found himself in a squishy situation on Friday when a bee entered his mouth and got down his throat.

Ford was taking questions from reporters in Dundalk, Ont., about the provincewide health-care staff shortage and the possibility of privatization when the bee flew into his mouth.

“Holy Christ, I just swallowed a bee,” he said, coughing violently. 

Members of the audience could be heard expressing their concern for Ford.

After taking a sip of water from a bottle, Ford made light of the situation, saying: “This is going to be played over and over again.”

But the discomfort the premier was