MADAM SPEAKER: Order, please. At this point I want to deal with something that has been left unresolved. Earlier in the proceedings I had addressed unparliamentary behaviour of the honourable member for Yarmouth. While addressing the remarks and the procedures, the member chose to leave the Chamber. At that time upon his exit, he challenged, again, the authority of the Speaker. I will now be addressing that action by asking that that member apologize to this Speaker and to this House for the blatant disregard for the Rules of Order and parliamentary behaviour in this Chamber.

HON. KEITH COLWELL: Now I know they're playing games with the numbers and they really think they've done a good job. Well, you talk to Nova Scotians who are having a hard time feeding their family now . . .

MADAM SPEAKER: Order. I just want to remind the member that the use of "you" in speaking directly across the floor is unparliamentary and out of order and I would ask that the member offer all of his remarks to the Speaker. Thank you.

SPEAKER'S RULING: Referral of question in Oral Questions Put by Members (Pt. of order by Hon. C. d'Entremont [Hansard p. 934, 04/17/13]) Only one answer to an Oral Question.

On April 17th the honourable Progressive Conservative House Leader rose on a point of order. His complaint was that on a couple of occasions the Premier had given a full answer to a question, and then referred it to a minister for another full answer. He thought the convention was that if the Premier was referring a question to a minister, he could say a little bit and then refer it.

HON. DAVID WILSON: Mr. Speaker, yesterday in the House there was some misinformation given on the province's funding commitment to the invaluable Early Intensive Behavioural Intervention - or EIBI - program. The misleading and inaccurate information provided by the member for Kings West has caused undue concerns among families. It is only right that the member for Kings West correct his mistaken comments and apologize to these members.

SPEAKER'S RULING: Purpose of Statements by Ministers (Pt. of order by Hon. M. Samson [Hansard p.1360, 04/25/13]) Minister may continue within the parameters of Statements by Ministers.

MR. SPEAKER: Order. Thank you. I'm just reading from the Beauchesne's Parliamentary Rules & Forms, 6th Edition, on Page 107: "The Speaker has emphasized that both the Government and Opposition contributions should be brief and factual. The purpose of the ministerial statement is to convey information, not to encourage debate."

MR. SPEAKER: I would like to remind all our guests in the galleries that under the Rules of the House, they are not to show either approval or disapproval on anything here that happens on the floor. They are the Rules of the Assembly.

MR. JAMIE BAILLIE: So as long as the Deputy Premier insists on keeping the information away from the people of Nova Scotia, I will ask him, will he apologize to the people of Nova Scotia for keeping them in the dark right up until today?

MR. SPEAKER: Order, please, order. I wonder in that question did I hear that the honourable member was saying that the Deputy Premier wasn't telling the truth? That is unparliamentary to suggest that.

MR. JAMIE BAILLIE: Mr. Speaker, my question is will he apologize for not providing Nova Scotians with all the information.

SPEAKER'S RULING: Fin. Min. deliberately misled the House in presenting Budget (04/13/12) (Pt. of privilege by Hon. S. McNeil [Hansard p. 31, 03/27/13]) Technically arguable case that should be considered by a committee if member chooses to make a motion.

MR. ZACH CHURCHILL: We're not talking about solutions for that during this motion because that's not what the government brought forward. Instead, what they brought forward was a misleading falsehood about what has happened with the Liberal Party trust fund and what we've done with it.
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MR. SPEAKER: I would just like to say, before we move on to the member for Argyle, that "falsehood" and "falsely" are unparliamentary, and I'll just remind the members that it is unparliamentary language.

HON. CHRISTOPHER D'ENTREMONT: Mr. Speaker, on a point of order. I figure I've been quiet over the last number of days while my esteemed colleague from the Liberals has done quite a few, but the question that I really want to ask, or maybe have you look at, is during Question Period there has been a couple of occasions now where the Premier gives us a full answer and then refers it to the minister for a full answer.