Before we move on to questions and comments, two points of order have been raised. I said I would get back to the House on one of them. As for the other, I said it was more of a point of debate.
I want to go back to those points or order. Although both of them are in the grey zone, I do want to remind members to be careful about the words they choose. The hon. member for Victoria got up on a point of order about the leader of the official opposition mentioning the “sellout of the NDP”. The hon. member for Cariboo—Prince George rose on a point of order about the hon. member for Timmins—James Bay talking about the “member from Stornoway”. Those kinds of statements fall within a grey zone.
However, there was a decision made by the Speaker in October 2023, and it specifically indicated that there was a:
...growing tendency to make pointed criticisms in a way that is unnecessarily personal and designed to denigrate, bully, elicit an emotional reaction or attack the integrity of the person introduces a toxicity into our proceedings that hampers our ability to get things done. This includes coming up with fake titles for members in order to mock them or making comments that question their courage, honesty or commitment to their country.
For the one instance, when we are saying something about a party, it applies to each and every member of that party. For the other instance, when we do not address a member by the title that has been assigned to them within the hierarchy of this place, whether it is a parliamentary role, within the official opposition or a member of Parliament, it creates disorder in the House. That applies not only to debate but also to question period.
We have seen over the last little while that there has been a lot of disorder. I would ask all members to be respectful of each other in the House and to debate the policies, not what individuals bring to the House through name-calling or through calling the parties themselves names.