Former chief government whip, House leader and longtime MP Jay Hill has offered some parting advice to his colleagues: Canada needs a more disciplined and courteous Parliament.

The Tory MP from British Columbia had previously said he would not seek re-election, but on Monday Hill confirmed that his last day on Parliament Hill will be Oct. 25.

He also emphasized that MPs need tougher measures to discourage them from behaving badly in the House of Commons.

"I've always been a big believer (that) if you're going to change wayward behaviour there has to be consequences," he said, urging the news media not to slather attention on MPs who are kicked out of Parliament for being disruptive.

"They have to be condemning of that individual, so that there are consequences," he told CTV's Power Play.

Hill said the Speaker of the House needs to be "a better disciplinarian." And he urged MPs -- particularly the "key players" in Parliament -- to support the speaker if he or she "is going to lower the boom on people that are being disruptive."

The 57-year-old MP has represented the Prince George-Peace River riding for 17 years, winning six elections for the Reform party, the Canadian Alliance and the Tories.

Hill said the decision to leave politics should be taken by an MP, rather than having voters decide when his or her time on Parliament Hill draws to an end.

Before entering public office, Hill helped run his family farm in northeastern B.C., and worked in the energy and forestry industries.

MPs of all stripes paid tribute to him on Monday.

Transport Minister Chuck Strahl, a B.C. Conservative who won his first federal riding the same year as Hill, remembered him as "a no-nonsense guy who knew what he knew."

Since then, Hill had made the transition from "a crusty old roughneck from the oilpatch" to "a leader."

"It was a big shift," Strahl said, touting Hill's "exceptionally productive career" as a legislator.

With files from The Canadian Press