Ruling
March 23, 1966
Resolution; dividing complicated question
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
"There is only one proposition before the House... and the other aspects of the question are rather of a secondary nature and could not, in the circumstances, be separated from the initial proposition and made into separate resolutions. It is only in exceptional circumstances and when there is little doubt about it that the Speaker can intervene and, of his own initiative, amend the resolution proposed by a... Member."
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Holding
"The Chair cannot unilaterally divide a resolution into separate questions as it constitutes a single proposition, and such an intervention is reserved for exceptional cases."
AI Summary
The Speaker denies a request to divide a complicated question, stating the resolution is a single proposition that cannot be separated by the Chair.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Denied
- Tone
- Educational
- Significance
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