February 7, 1990
Hon. John Fraser
Application of closure; legitimacy of use; discretion of the Chair; question whether use of closure contravenes the Constitution Act, 1867 and is inconsistent with practices of the United Kingdom House of Commons
The Speaker: The honourable Member for Kamloops has raised a point of order in which he says it would be improper to accept the government's motion for closure. He makes four points in this...
The Speaker ruled that a government motion for closure was procedurally in order, clarifying that the Chair cannot rule on the constitutionality of the Standing Orders.