Page 2146 - Week 08 - Wednesday, 6 June 1990
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Minister Duby, of course, said there would be no consultation, no lease and no community links. He quite clearly does not understand the role of the Griffin Centre as it represents community organisations.
Mr Duby: On a point of order, Mr Speaker; there must be some provision to prevent the people of the Opposition from telling deliberate untruths. Mr Berry is misrepresenting me.
MR SPEAKER: Order! If a member claims to have been misrepresented, he or she has the opportunity at the end of a speech to make that known to the Assembly and to have it recorded. I believe that your objection is overruled on the basis that you have a chance to speak after Mr Berry, but I would again draw attention to the fact that scurrilous and misleading statements from either side are not appropriate.
MR BERRY: I am sure that members of this house will be delighted and probably entertained by the attempts of Mr Duby to present a case that he does, in fact, understand the role of the Griffin Centre and its links to the community. I think we would be extremely delighted and it would be a matter that ought to be transcribed and sent immediately to the people he claims to understand. Of course, he will have that opportunity in due course if he so desires.
Mr Collaery, of course, has publicly supported the Friends of the Griffin Centre and has privately achieved nothing, as was evidenced by the Chief Minister's announcement yesterday. Mr Collaery and the Residents Rally are a joke in this community. This lack of action from a duplicitous Residents Rally party and an equally duplicitous Residents Rally leader does nothing - - -
MR SPEAKER: Order!
Mr Collaery: On a point of order, Mr Speaker; standing order 55 - - -
MR BERRY: I withdraw that.
Mr Collaery: I wish to speak to my point of order. He has to sit down, Mr Speaker.
MR BERRY: I withdraw that.
MR SPEAKER: Please resume your seat.
Mr Collaery: He is withdrawing quickly because he does not want me to respond. I take a point of order on standing order 55. I point out to you, Mr Speaker, that Opposition members are constantly misusing and breaching standing order 55; they are provoking the members of the Government and disrupting the proceedings of this Assembly.
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