Decorum in the House

It is somewhat embarassing at times, to see what's going on in the House.  Unfortunately,  all Canadians see is what may be reported in the media or what the House of Commons cameras show.  If Canadians could see some of their elected officials act in the House at times, they would be appalled at what they would see.

Having said that,  I took a friend to the House of Commons in Ottawa last year and sat in the gallery to see question period.  It was his first time in the House of Commons.  He could not believe what he heard and saw.  In fact he was so upset, especially since had just lost his job, by what he saw, that he returned home and avised his friends to go see for themselves how unprofessional some of the elected officials were.

I always make a point to tell people to go see for themselves what is going on in their House of Commons, or even their provincial legislature.  They will see first hand, how well their money is spent on people representing them, and supposed to be there to solve their problems!

The Speaker of the House can say all he wants to justify that the House should intervene as little as possible, to preserve and encourage the right to debate issues, but it is also alot more important to ensure that our elected officials do not waiste extremely valuable time , which is to advance, vote and have real debates on important issues. The interest of Canadians override waste of time by bad behaviour and irrespect  for the rules of intelligent and productivve debates.

Yes, canadians should take the time and go see for themselves how well some of the people they elected represent them so well!