The extremely loud and unusual ruckus began as opposition MPs rose in solidarity with NDP MP Daniel Blaikie, who was outlining procedural arguments against the government asking Parliament to approve $7 billion of spending all at once in this year’s main estimates. Speaker Geoff Regan had cut Blaikie off after about 15 minutes, citing his right to move on after he’s heard “enough” on a topic. The Speaker stood up saying “Order, order!” repeatedly as at least a dozen MPs from the opposition benches yelled, “Point of order!” at the top of their lungs, banging on their desks. Blaikie yelled, “It’s my right,” garnering loud applause from the opposition benches. Before Blaikie raised his point of order, MPs were scheduled to start the day with Chagger’s motion, and the opposition knew that well ahead of time.

Source: National Post May 25, 2018 15:56 UTC