Ottawa-Orléans Conservative MP Royal Galipeau will not be
sanctioned for using Twitter to report on Bloc Québécois and Liberal
MPs missing from the House of Commons. House Speaker Peter Milliken
handed down a ruling following a complaint by Bloc House Leader
Pierre Paquette, who accused Galipeau of breaking parliamentary
rules. Galipeau used Twitter to report the absence of Opposition MPs
and Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff in particular. A long-standing
custom holds that it is unparliamentary to refer in speeches to
missing members, as they are often away from the chamber attending
committee hearings or doing other work.
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