Naming and shaming hecklers in the House of Commons
"Order, please!"
On a sunny day in June, the noise on the floor of the House of Commons as MPs read out statements is like that of a busy cafeteria. In the gallery above sit a few dignitaries, tourists in shorts holding ear pieces to the sides of their sweating heads, a class of elementary school students on a field trip, and a handful of journalists.
The ear pieces are a necessity. Without them, it is impossible to hear what an MP on the floor is saying.
This is not something that comes through on television. The microphones placed on the desks of MPs do their jobs impressively well. The House of Commons is a very noisy place, even before question period gets started.
And then come the heckles.
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