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By Steve Lambert The Speaker of the Manitoba legislature has apologized for saying an Opposition question was out of line and is threatening to toss politicians from the chamber if chaotic behaviour continues. Tom Lindsey issued the apology a day after question period descended into a shouting match. The Opposition Progressive Conservatives had asked about a Finance department contract for therapy and suggested, without evidence, the therapy might have been for Finance Minister Adrien Sala. Members of the NDP government yelled “shame” and argued the question was out of line, and the Speaker sided with them, saying the Tories can’t ask questions about a personal health issue. Lindsey says he was wrong and legislature members have the right to ask a broad range of questions under long-standing parliamentary rules. He… <\/p>\n

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By Steve Lambert The Speaker of the Manitoba legislature has apologized for saying an Opposition question was out of line and is threatening to toss politicians from the chamber if chaotic behaviour continues. Tom Lindsey issued the apology a day after question period descended into a shouting match. The Opposition Progressive Conservatives had asked about a Finance department contract for therapy and suggested, without evidence, the therapy might have been for Finance Minister Adrien Sala. Members of the NDP government yelled “shame” and argued the question was out of line, and the Speaker sided with them, saying the Tories can’t ask questions about a personal health issue. Lindsey says he was wrong and legislature members have the right to ask a broad range of questions under long-standing parliamentary rules. He... <\/p>\n

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