HON. CHRISTOPHER D'ENTREMONT: Mr. Speaker, on a point of privilege. The member opposite knows full well that it was our government and this minister that got
Bayside started. If he wants to finish it, that is fine. If this minister wants to finish it, that is fine. But this minister, when I was a minister (Interruptions) Because he's lying to people.

MR. SPEAKER: Honourable member, that language is not acceptable here in this House. You know that, I know that, all the members of this House know that.

MR. SPEAKER: Just before we move on to the next question, I want to remind the House that the term "bloody" was deemed unparliamentary in 2010, so just make a note of that.

HON. MURRAY SCOTT: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I understand as a result of a point of order from yesterday, and the comments from yourself, you are ready to rule in regard to some comments made here in the House.

SPEAKER'S RULING: The honourable Government House Leader rose yesterday on a point of order at the end of Question Period, Wednesday, April 28th. He alleged that the honourable member for Dartmouth East "imputed motive" when he said the honourable ". . . Minister of Community Services voted for the budget for personal gain . . ." I checked Hansard, and the honourable member for Dartmouth East, in his first supplementary to the minister, said, ". . .

HON. CHRISTOPHER D'ENTREMONT: What a difference a year can make. In the February 4, 2009 edition of The Advance, in an article entitled "Thinking like a business - MLA," the member for Queens was speaking to the Kiwanis Club of Liverpool when she said, "Government, I think, has to start thinking like a business." Yet in the first 10 months

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of NDP deficits, tax hikes, and reckless spending, nothing could have been further from an effective business model.

THE PREMIER: Mr. Speaker, I find it rather ironic that the interim Leader of the New Democratic Party, a member of the former government that was the most secretive government in our history, is standing up lecturing members of this House about openness and transparency. As bad as that is, she's now using the Huntley family on this floor for cheap political tricks. Respect that family and allow us to move forward, correct a piece of public policy that was left unchanged under that government.

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HON. STERLING BELLIVEAU: ... However, Mr. Speaker, there is a little side note I have documented here. I noticed during the previous session that the Liberal backbenchers are asking questions of their own members. I have this interesting habit - some people call it taking notes.

HON. JOANNE BERNARD: Mr. Speaker, on a point of order. Numerous times the member opposite has referred to the term "back bunchers," which we know is unparliamentary.

MR. SPEAKER: I want to thank the minister. I'll take that under advisement and get back to you.

HON. STERLING BELLIVEAU: ... In the very first hours, sold the paving plant, reviewing options, this minister reviewing options of turning paved roads back into gravel, has no five-year plan, and I may suggest that this minister is no more than a speed bump, and a very large speed bump. (Interruptions)

MR. SPEAKER: Order, please. I would like the honourable member for Queens-Shelburne to retract that unparliamentary comment about the minister.

MR. BELLIVEAU: I'll retract that statement.

MR. SPEAKER: Thank you, sir.

MS. PETERSON-RAFUSE: Once again, Mr. Speaker, in this House and during Budget Estimates, I asked the minister to provide budget details outlining where $65 million was actually removed from the budget in previous years. The minister hasn't produced that evidence yet because I know - we all know - that evidence does not exist. My question is, why should Nova Scotians have any faith the minister will keep her promise to invest the $65 million at all when she has a track record of not being forthright with them?

MS. REGAN: Mr. Speaker, I do believe the biggest impediment to restoring confidence among our business sector and among our young people is, in fact, the negative Nellies across the way over there.

MR. SPEAKER: Order, please. I just want to point out to the honourable minister that "negative Nellies" is unparliamentary and I would ask her to apologize and retract that remark.