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A point of order about conduct during question period. A Liberal member said the member for Hamilton East—Stoney Creek repeatedly yelled at a minister to sit down, and asked that the member apologize, saying only the Speaker can tell members to sit. A Conservative member replied that the phrase ‘sit down’ comes from the government benches almost every time opposition members ask questions, and said government members should follow the rules themselves before lecturing others.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Kevin Lamoureux

Liberal

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“The member for Hamilton East—Stoney Creek repeatedly yelled at a minister to sit down. Only the Speaker has the authority to tell members to sit down. I want that member to apologize for screaming and trying to intimidate another member.”
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. As I know you are aware, my tolerance for heckling is very high. During question period, we had the Minister of Jobs and Families providing an answer to a question that was put across the way. It was very disturbing when the member for Hamilton East—Stoney Creek yelled from the top of his lungs, on more than one occasion, “Sit down.” We all take the responsibility to stand up, representing our constituents or the government or opposition. The only one who should be asking us to sit down is the person sitting in the Speaker’s chair. We are asking that the member for Hamilton East—Stoney Creek apologize for screaming in the House and trying to intimidate another member to sit down.

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Andrew Scheer

Conservative
“Government members yell 'sit down' almost every time the opposition asks a question. If they want to lecture us about good behavior, they should follow the rules themselves.”
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Mr. Speaker, if you go back and review the audio from basically every single question period, you will hear that exact phrase, “sit down”, coming from the government benches almost every time members of the opposition ask questions. If the parliamentary secretary wants to teach lessons, he should maybe take a lesson on decorum as well.

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