Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member. By any measure, this has been a combative week in the chamber. Such behaviour does not reflect well on the House or on any of us. It's expected that parliamentary debate will expose differences of opinion, but we have to find ways of engaging in debate that also maintain respectful behaviour. We are simply not meeting the standards we should be meeting. This requires change.

Before question time, as members know, the House passed legislation through the parliament, which has gone to the Senate, that will help us build a safer and a more respectful parliamentary workplace. But the legislation is just words and pieces of paper, unless the House, all of us—unless we all act differently. I hope this means something to all of us. We must do better.

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