HON. MICHEL SAMSON: Mr. Speaker, on a point of order. In listening to the member for Pictou East speak very passionately on Bill No. 82, I think it's important that whenever members are reading from a specific document, I think there is a duty upon all members to identify exactly what document it is that they are quoting from.

THE SPEAKER: Secondly, I just wanted to mention that some of you may have noticed that on my dais here and on the Clerk's Table, we have an iPad and that information has procedural information contained therein and is helping us to have a smoother operation here in the House. It basically includes information respecting a number of things, including the Oral Question Period.

MR. ZACH CHURCHILL: Just this past Monday, members of the Liberal caucus hosted a round table in Yarmouth with local tourism operators and business owners to discuss the impact that the ferry loss has had on them. They provided us with their numbers and I'll tell you, the numbers were stark. (Interruption) We did have a special guest at that meeting, Chris d'Entremont, a member of the Progressive Conservative caucus.

HON. CECIL CLARKE: As I've said, if this government who spent over $120 million now on dirt that no one wanted but you know, some green Nazis decided that's what they wanted. (Interruption) Let's get the land and appease some special interests

MR. SPEAKER: Order, please. That term is not acceptable in this House.

MR. CLARKE: I'll retract that, Mr. Speaker, and I apologize.

MR. ANDREW YOUNGER: Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. It seems that at the beginning of each session of the Legislature we have to ask you to review the length of questions. With the Legislature not having been called back for so long and sitting so few days this Fall, I know the ministers are eager and probably have so much to say because they haven't had time to be in Question Period, but I might ask that you look at the length of the answers. It seems that we didn't get through nearly as many questions as we have in previous sessions. Thank you very much.

ENVIRON. - GUYSBOROUGH MUN.: RRFB - FOIPOP REQUESTS

MR. ANDREW YOUNGER: Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Environment. Yesterday the Municipality of Guysborough announced a lawsuit against the Resource and Recovery Fund Board over the handling of the tire recycling facility tender. Now, while I understand the minister can't speak to a lawsuit itself, it has raised questions about how the minister's department, and agencies under the minister's control, handle Freedom of Information requests.