HON. PERCY PARIS: Mr. Speaker, unfortunately the Leader of the Official Opposition is fabricating some of the numbers - that is simply not true. Last week alone all Nova Scotians had cause to celebrate - we created nearly 1,000 jobs in the Province of Nova Scotia. That's a reason for all Nova Scotians to be proud. The only ones who aren't proud are the job-killers sitting on the opposite side of the House.

MR. ZACH CHURCHILL: My question to the minister is, why does this government attack university spending instead of showing some political guts and investing in the future of this province?

MR. SPEAKER: Order, please. The word "guts" is unparliamentary. I would ask the honourable member to retract that word, please.

MR. CHURCHILL: I retract that quote and will replace it with "intestinal fortitude," Mr. Speaker.

MR. EDDIE ORRELL: The NDP and this minister have used exaggerations, embellishments and sometimes plain old mistruths to hide their failures. But it doesn't stop there . . .

MR. SPEAKER: Order please, "mistruths" is an unparliamentary word. I would ask the honourable member to retract that word, please.

MR. ORRELL: I will withdraw that, Mr. Speaker.

MR. SPEAKER: Thank you.

HON. CHRISTOPHER D'ENTREMONT: In the light of his brazen hypocrisy, when will the Minister of Finance admit his mistake and take the appropriate steps to ensure that the NDP, or New Democratic Party, reimburses the taxpayers for their shameful political advertising?

MR. SPEAKER: Order, please. Unparliamentary language again today - "hypocrisy" is unparliamentary, and I would ask the honourable member to retract that. Thank you very much.

AN. HON. MEMBER: Oh, just admit it's a cover-up.

MR. SPEAKER: Order. Order, please. I have just done a little bit of research in the last little while and realized that the word "cover-up" is unparliamentary. I would remind the honourable member not to keep using that word in the Chamber from this present time forward. It was ruled unparliamentary in 1958 and again in 1986, and that's three times I've heard it during QP here today, so I'd ask the honourable member not to say it again. Thank you.

MADAM SPEAKER: The time allotted for debate on the Supply motion is almost over but at this point, before we move to the next order of business, I would ask the member for Richmond to stand and retract the remark "hypocritical". It is unparliamentary.

HON. MICHEL SAMSON: By all means, Madam Speaker, I would certainly withdraw that remark.

HON. MICHEL SAMSON: Mr. Speaker, on a point of order. During Question Period, the member for Lunenburg West was clearly heard by members on this side of the House as using what is deemed very unparliamentary language toward members of our caucus. I would ask that you have the member - rather than repeat the words, I would hope the member would take the opportunity to retract the comments he was making that were clearly heard from our side, our caucus, and the Progressive Conservative caucus as well.