Mr. Roland rose on a point of order with regard to comments made inCommittee of the Whole by Mr. Bromley in the context of debate on capital estimates. Mr. Roland asserted that Mr. Bromley was in contravention of Rule 23(i), which states, “A Member will be called to order…if the Member imputes false or hidden motives to another Member.”
I reviewed the unedited transcripts from last Friday, and I rule that you do not have a point of order, Mr. Roland. The Chair cannot agree with your assertion that the Member for Weledeh had initiated debate that questioned the credibility of a Member of Cabinet or imputed false or hidden motives. However, we can all agree that Mr. Bromley was asking a number of questions about process. In fact, the Chair notes that Mr. Bromley prefacedmany of his comments and questions by using words or phrases such as “hypothetical,” “potentially” or “may end up.” It was also of great
assistance to the Chair to note that Mr. Bromley was very explicit in his intentions when he stated: “I’m not levying accusations here or anything. I’m trying to highlight what’s potentially a new and increasing situation we have here.”
I think it would be helpful to once again remind Members to choose your words carefully and to conduct yourselves in a fashion that maintains the dignity and decorum of this House. I think we owe it to our constituents.
I will pass the chair back to Mr. Krutko. On second thought, I’ll continue to sit in the chair.
Item 19, Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters. We’re looking at Member’s Statement 80-16(2), sessional statement; Bills 14, 15, 16, 17 and 19. What is the wish of the committee? Mrs. Groenewegen.