MR. HOUSTON: So in the face of that, why is the minister not trying to be honest about the cost for the expenses this year?

MR. SPEAKER: Order, please. I would like to remind the honourable members they can't infer that any member of this House is not honest. So I'll ask you to retract that.

MR. HOUSTON: Thank you, I'll retract that comment. 

HON. STERLING BELLIVEAU: 

Well, Mr. Speaker, it is now Spring 2016, and the residents of Shelburne and surrounding communities are extremely disappointed to learn that there will be more delays in the start of this new building. My question for the Acting Premier is, why does this government continue to mislead residents of southwestern Nova Scotia about health services in this region?

MR DAVID WILSON: I think the minister needs to clean his ears - the Auditor General indicated there was a strong, detailed response.

MR. SPEAKER: Order, please. I'd like to remind the member that that's an unparliamentary term, so I'd like to get him to retract that and rephrase it.

MR. DAVID WILSON: I'm sorry, Mr. Speaker. Maybe the minister just needs to listen a little closer to my question.

MS. MARIAN MANCINI: "Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!" That quote has been attributed . . .

MR. SPEAKER: Order, please. I'd like to remind the honourable member for Dartmouth South that it is unparliamentary to infer that any member of this House is attempting to deceive anybody.

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.

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.

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.

TIM HOUSTON: So Mr. Speaker, there's always a little bit of $11 million, or $13 million just kind of moving and tinkering, but people get it. People get it. They understand and they don't like it when people try to trick them, and there's a…

MR. SPEAKER: Order please. It is unparliamentary to imply that trickery is being used by any member in this House, so I'd ask you to retract that statement and then continue.