Page 4827 - Week 16 - Monday, 25 November 1991
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I am finding it quite unpleasant to work with Mr Connolly. I refer to the manner in which he is slipping briefs from his Government Law Office to Mr Stefaniak. When Mr Stefaniak attempted in this chamber to give me the copy so that I could read it, Mr Connolly somewhat sedulously slipped it away so that I did not read it.
Mr Connolly: That is not true, Bernard. I said that you could have a look at it. You withdraw that.
MR COLLAERY: Mr Temporary Deputy Speaker, Mr Connolly can explain himself later. I watched him do it. He did not give me the courtesy - - -
Mr Connolly: That is a lie, and you know it.
MR TEMPORARY DEPUTY SPEAKER (Mr Jensen): Order, Mr Connolly! Mr Collaery, resume your seat, please. Mr Connolly, you will have an opportunity to reply at the appropriate time.
MR COLLAERY: Mr Temporary Deputy Speaker, I take a point of order and ask Mr Connolly to withdraw the words "That is a lie". It was most unbecoming of an Attorney.
MR TEMPORARY DEPUTY SPEAKER: Yes. Mr Connolly, I request that you withdraw it. If you wish to pursue it, you can do it as a substantive motion.
Mr Connolly: Well, I withdraw it. It is an untrue statement.
MR TEMPORARY DEPUTY SPEAKER: Mr Connolly, will you please withdraw unqualifiedly.
Mr Connolly: I withdraw the word "lie" unqualifiedly.
MR TEMPORARY DEPUTY SPEAKER: Thank you.
MR COLLAERY: Thank you, Mr Temporary Deputy Speaker.
MR TEMPORARY DEPUTY SPEAKER: Mr Collaery, please resume your seat. Mr Connolly, you also said "an untrue statement".
Mr Connolly: It is an untrue statement, Mr Temporary Deputy Speaker. Yes, I did.
MR TEMPORARY DEPUTY SPEAKER: I want you to withdraw that as well.
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