November 23, 2009
Hon. Peter Milliken
Unparliamentary language: Oral Questions; distinction between calling a Minister a "liar" and using the word "lies"
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised by the hon. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration on November 3, 2009, regarding the language...
The Speaker ruled that using the word 'lies' was unparliamentary because it created disorder, even if it was not a direct accusation of a member being a 'liar'.