Bill to Amend Certain Acts and Regulations in Relation to Firearms
Point of Order
May 27, 2019
Honourable senators, I am rising on a point of order.
This isn’t the first time our motives, our expertise and our choices have been called into question in this chamber.
You cautioned senators on several occasions during the last sitting of the Senate. I think we’ve had enough. I’ve certainly had enough of always being questioned on my motives, my choices and my expertise.
I’d like to raise a point of order on the matter.
Senator Plett, did you wish to address the point of order?
No.
Are there any senators who wish to address the point of order?
Honourable senators, I have to address it from the chair.
Senator Moncion raises a point that I have noted in the past. When senators are addressing a subject, they should deal with the issues. To criticize a person’s stand on an issue is fine, but to go behind that and start talking about the motivation or motives of an individual is really not parliamentary, and is something that should be avoided.
Any discussion on debate is, of course, fine — this is a debating chamber — but I would ask senators not to go beyond debating the topic or the legislation at hand and to avoid attributing motives for why people take a particular stand.
Senator Plett, on debate.
