Ruling
March 9, 1966
Delay in obtaining reply
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
This type of objection is better dealt with during Oral Questions, addressed directly to a Minister. ''A Minister may decline to answer a question without stating the reason for his refusal, and insistence on an answer is out of order, no debate being allowed. A refusal to answer cannot be raised as a question of privilege, nor is it regular to comment upon such refusal."
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Holding
"A Minister's refusal to answer a question during Oral Questions is not a matter for the Speaker to adjudicate and cannot form the basis of a question of privilege or point of order."
AI Summary
A ruling confirms that a minister's refusal to answer a question during Oral Questions is not a valid basis for a question of privilege or point of order.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Denied
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Oral Questions
- Significance
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High