May 17, 1983
Hon. Jeanne Sauvé
Adjournment; pending at ordinary time of adjournment; motion lapses
According to one authority, "motions for the adjournment of the House... pending at the moment of interruption, lapse without question put". In this case, as the House had not seen fit to vote on...
The Speaker rules that a pending motion to adjourn lapses without a vote at the ordinary time of adjournment, forcing the House to adjourn.