Ottawa

The Speaker takes a stand (IV)

Tim Uppal rose just now and attempted a rant against Michael Ignatieff, only to be cut short by deputy speaker Andrew Scheer (a Conservative, for the record).

Dean Del Mastro was allowed to use his statement to both mock Peter Milliken’s ruling and criticize former Liberal policies.

Conservative Leon Benoit was allowed to say that “someone” wants to introduce a carbon tax and raise the GST.

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