MADAM SPEAKER: Order, please. It's not uncommon for there to be a difference of opinion of what is stated as factual and non-factual. At this point I'd ask the member to speak to the principles and to the substance of the bill, not something that's outside of the House. Thank you.

MR. CHURCHILL: I don't think the member for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island wants me to get started on morons here today - I'm just kidding (Laughter) But this is an issue . . .

MR. SPEAKER: Order, please. That word is very unparliamentary. I don't know if the member is aware of that, but I would ask the honourable . . .

MR. CHURCHILL: I was just repeating a word I heard across the House and I didn't call anybody that word. I just . . .

MR. BAILLIE: Mr. Speaker, clearly the Premier is more than aware of the contents of this postcard because he is quoting from a part of it that I had not yet raised in this House. The fact of the matter is that the Premier is right - the postcard contains a premeditated, despicable, known lie that he and his Party are sending to the people of Queens County.

HON. JAMIE BAILLIE : Madam Speaker, my question is to the Premier. Yesterday the government chose to express its displeasure at an important private industry in our province by purchasing a $3.7 million mobile paver. I will point out that that cost doesn't even include the accompanying equipment that's needed to make it truly mobile and truly work, and as we all know from the media, it was bought in Florida.

My question to the Premier is, why bully a competitive, homegrown Nova Scotia industry by . . .

MR. CHAIRMAN: Order, please. The time allotted for the Oral Question Period has expired.

I would also like to address an issue that I heard during Question Period. The Speaker clearly heard the honourable member for Yarmouth accuse the Premier of being a liar. Such an accusation is clearly unparliamentary and I ask the honourable member to rise and withdraw his remarks.

HON. STEPHEN MCNEIL: Mr. Speaker, on November 3rd, we heard the Premier mislead Nova Scotians. I asked the Premier about a news report that said Michelin believed first contract arbitration will make it harder to attract investment in Nova Scotia. The Premier blamed inaccurate news reports. He said these reports were simply not true.

MR. EDDIE ORRELL: Madam Speaker, I hereby give notice that on a future day I shall move the adoption of the following resolution:

Whereas Thesaurus.com lists "commitment" and "promise" as being synonyms; and

Whereas members all know that whether we use the word "commitment" or "promise," we, all the public, understand they mean the same thing; and

Whereas NDP members used the words "promise" and "commitment" interchangeably in resolutions on Thursday;