Point of order, Mr. Speaker! (I)

April 27, 2004

MR. GRIMES: Sit down, you fool.

CHAIR: Order, please!

MR. RIDEOUT: I hope everybody in Newfoundland and Labrador heard the Leader of the Opposition address me, the elected representative of the people of Lewisporte, as a fool.

CHAIR: Order, please!

MR. RIDEOUT: That is the last word, Mr. Chair. I hope they heard that.

SOME HON. MEMBERS: Hear, hear!

CHAIR: Order, please!

I ask the Opposition Leader if he would retract those unparliamentary remarks. The Chair heard them quite clearly and I ask if he would retract them please?

MR. GRIMES: Yes, Mr. Chairman, I withdraw the unparliamentary remarks.