Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I have waited until today to raise this point of order because I wanted to review yesterday’s Hansard.

On Tuesday, May 11th, during the question period. Mr. Abernethy said, and I quote from page 27 of the unedited Hansard for that day: “So what she is saying, that they are not covered, it is not completely true. It is doublespeak. She is saying one thing when really she is trying to say another…”

Mr. Speaker, the Merriam Webster Dictionary defines doublespeak as, “language used to deceive, usually through concealment or misrepresentation of truth.” Mr. Speaker, the term strongly suggests a deliberate misleading of the House and as such violates Rule 23(j), which states that in debate a Member will be called to order by

the Speaker if the Member charges another Member with uttering a deliberate falsehood.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I ask for your ruling.