April 2, 1990
Hon. John Fraser
Procedural acceptability; limits on debate; time allocation; regularity of proceedings; rights of the minority; rights of the majority; non-interference by the Speaker in committee proceedings; conduct of committee chair; definition of precedent
Mr. Speaker: On March 30, 1990 the honourable Member for Kamloops rose on a point of order to express his concern about the procedural acceptability of the Finance Committee's Report on Bill C-62,...
The Speaker denied a point of order challenging a committee report, affirming the long-standing principle that the Chair will not interfere in the internal proceedings of committees.