Page 435 - Week 02 - Tuesday, 22 March 2022
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MR ASSISTANT SPEAKER: Ms Lee, there is no point of order. I am not ruling in your favour. I ask members on my left to remain silent while Minister Gentleman finishes his remarks.
MR GENTLEMAN: Not only are the Canberra Liberals committed to destroying the environment but this policy will also drive up the cost of living for Canberrans. It will do this by making them live away from work. It will erode liveability.
Opposition members interjecting—
MR ASSISTANT SPEAKER: Minister Gentleman, just one moment.
MR GENTLEMAN: Could we stop the clock?
MR ASSISTANT SPEAKER: I am not a parent but I am starting to relate to parents in the room! Members on my left, please.
Opposition members interjecting—
MR ASSISTANT SPEAKER: Members on my left, please, I do not want to remind you again. I appreciate that there is a lot of spirited debate on this subject, but please do not take advantage of the relative naivete of the assistant chair. Keep your remarks to yourself and allow Minister Gentleman to conclude.
MR GENTLEMAN: Mr Assistant Speaker, I have already lost four minutes. Could we stop the clock, please?
Mr Cain: A point of order, Mr Assistant Speaker.
MR ASSISTANT SPEAKER: Minister Gentleman, there is a point of order.
MR GENTLEMAN: If we could stop the clock, please—
MR ASSISTANT SPEAKER: We can stop the clock. Mr Cain on a point of order.
Mr Cain: Surely, the minister, when describing our policies, should describe what they actually are.
MR ASSISTANT SPEAKER: Mr Cain, I just ruled on that point of order. Please take your seat. That is not a point of order.
MR GENTLEMAN: Mr Assistant Speaker, I will go on. We have heard the opposition talk about bulldozing forests. We want to ensure that we do not have ghettos in those areas. Ms Lee will need to provide services that our community needs—electrical infrastructure, roads, schools, public transport, medical services and the like. They are very expensive, the further away that you build. The costs of this will fall to all ratepayers. But you cannot bulldoze with less rates. It is the magic pudding economics that failed her predecessors, and it fails her today.
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