Thank you, elder Annie Goose.

Colleagues, on February 28th, 2025, the Member from Yellowknife North rose on a point of order regarding comments made by the Member from Yellowknife Centre. I will not repeat those comments today; however, I am prepared to deliver my ruling at this time.

As your Speaker, I find that our rules were broken and there was a valid point of order raised by the Member for Yellowknife North.
Although the words spoken by the Member for Yellowknife Centre were not captured on our microphones or recorded in Hansard, they were clearly heard in the chambers. Colleagues, I do not need to hear the words in a recording or to read them in Hansard to determine if they were appropriate. They were not. In fact, these words could be easily interpreted as breaking several of our rules of debate. Specifically, I feel the comments violated Rules 3.2(3)(h), (i), and (k), which respectively prohibits Members from making allegations against another Member, imputing false or hidden motives, and the use of abusive or insulting language that is likely to create disorder.

I will now ask the Member from Yellowknife Centre to apologize to this House for his comment. Member from Yellowknife Centre.