 On May 9, 2013, Paris resigned from cabinet following an incident at the House of Assembly earlier in the day.Paris revealed that he "lost his composure" in the hallway outside the legislature chamber involving a fellow member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.Later that same day, a spokesman for Halifax Regional Police confirmed they were investigating an alleged assault at the legislature building, issuing a statement saying that they had charged a 65-year-old man from Windsor Junction with uttering threats and assault after receiving a complaint.