Statement
March 15, 1966
Miscellaneous; procedure
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
According to long-standing practice, "a motion has to follow a question of privilege. The House cannot carry on a debate unless there is [a] question before it and, in the case of a question of privilege, the subject-matter of the discussion has to be a motion of privilege." In addition, "there can only be one question of privilege at any time".
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Holding
"To be debated, a question of privilege must be put in the form of a motion, and only one question of privilege can be before the House at once."
AI Summary
A ruling clarifying that a question of privilege requires a motion to be debatable and only one can be considered at a time.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Other
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Not specified
- Significance
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High