#the point of order was called because dale nally likes to say Trigger Warning For The NDP!

[the-quotable-alberta-hansard]

December 4, 2023

Mr. Sabir: I think on this side of the House we certainly recognize that the words “trigger warning” should not be used lightly, and it certainly felt offensive to this side of the House. ... There are real people who have suffered serious traumas, and those words are important to them, and they should not be used in a context that they are not appropriately related to. ...

Mr. Schow: Well, it is rare that I rise in this Chamber at a loss for words. I think I’m there, but I will try to find them. In what was a very long argument on the point of order, I believe the point was that they are triggered by the word “triggered.” I don’t think the members opposite get to determine the severity of that word. I feel very strongly that if they’re going to be triggered by the word “triggered,” it sounds like a them problem. They may need to look inward because that is a choice, Mr. Speaker, to be triggered. I understand that there are certain things that can certainly be offensive, that they could be offensive . . .

Member Calahoo Stonehouse: PTSD is a choice: is that what you’re saying?