June 11, 1992
Hon. John Fraser
Recorded divisions: practice of "pairing"; entry in the Votes and Proceedings; authority of the Chair re "pairing"; broken pair
The Speaker: Before proceeding to the daily routine of business, I want to give my ruling on a matter raised by the honourable Member for Calgary Northeast a few days ago. As all honourable...
The Speaker ruled that broken pairing agreements are private matters beyond the intervention of the Chair or the House because current Standing Orders provide no mechanism for penalty or correction.