MR. SPEAKER: Just in the few seconds before we move on to Question Period, I'll take the opportunity to revisit the petition brought forth earlier today by the honourable member for Sackville-Cobequid. For the record, I will reread the prayer:

We the undersigned object to the current practice by the Nova Scotia Health Authority to permit various hospitals under its auspices to accommodate both men and women in the same room without the express permission of the patient(s) involved.

HON. LEO GLAVINE: Mr. Speaker, I met with Janet Knox, the CEO of the Nova Scotia Health Authority this morning. We are gathering those up-to-date figures from the Health Authority, since there have been a few new doctors going into practice, and we will have those available for the honourable member.

MS. MANCINI: There are serious concerns about the moral compass of this government. Last year the Royal Bank recorded record profits of $10 billion. That's the equivalent to the province's annual budget. Yet this government chose to provide the Royal Bank with a payroll rebate of $22 million. Meanwhile, in last year's budget, this government took $30 million in revenue from small business owners by reducing their Dividend Tax Credit.

MR. SPEAKER: Just before we move on to the next member's statement, I want to remind all members that the time limit is one minute. Please adjust your statements accordingly.

HON. STERLING BELLIVEAU: Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Premier. Today our caucus has again tried to highlight the many health care issues that are going unaddressed by this government. ER closures are up, wait times are up, more and more Nova Scotians cannot - I repeat, cannot - find a family doctor, and rural Nova Scotians are feeling abandoned by the creation of a single health authority.

Two and a half years into this government, things are getting worse. So I ask the Premier, will he admit today that his government strategy around health care has failed Nova Scotians?

LEO GLAVINE: I remind the member opposite that 3 per cent to 4 per cent of Nova Scotians never ever look for a doctor, so we've got a group that never look. What I can tell the member opposite is that . . .

ALFIE MACLEOD: Tell the truth.

MR. SPEAKER: Order, please. The honourable member for Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg will not infer that anybody on the opposite side or any member of this House is not telling the truth. I'll ask you to retract that officially.

MR. MACLEOD: I'll be happy to retract that officially, when he does tell the truth.

HON. JAMIE BAILLIE: ... Because of the sneaky way the government went about it, by putting out a press release that only talked about some of the changes they were making and did not disclose . . .

MR. SPEAKER: Order, please. I'd like to remind the honourable member that the term "sneaky" is an unparliamentary term.

The honourable Leader of the Official Opposition has the floor.

MR. SPEAKER: I'd just like to remind the honourable Leader in the House of the New Democratic Party that the theme of her line of questioning should remain consistent and not jump from one topic to another inside the supplementary - just for future reference.

THE PREMIER: She may not know this, but the honourable member sitting next to her was Minister of Health and Wellness and sat on the file around the VG We're moving forward to ensure that we continue to build, to make sure (Interruptions)

HON. DAVID WILSON: That's a load of baloney. (Interruptions)

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MR. SPEAKER: I just want to remind the honourable member for Sackville-Cobequid that "a load of baloney" actually was ruled unparliamentary by this Speaker here, on December 4, 2015.

HON. DAVID WILSON: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. Five ministers of government estimates were considered by the Committee of the Whole on Supply here in the main Chamber. During those considerations, the Minister of Health and Wellness could not or did not have the answers or the information in front of him during some of those questions. But the minister did commit to the committee to provide that information to the committee and to the members of this House. That was almost two weeks ago, and we know that the time is coming close to the end of the session.