Statement
March 1, 1966
Miscellaneous
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The Chamber is the sole judge of the lawfulness of its own proceedings, and "this holds even where the procedure of a House or the right of its Members or Officers to take part in its proceedings is dependent on Statute". It is not the role of the Speaker to decide on a question of substance or on the disallowance of a vote; such decisions are to be made by the House itself. Finally, if the Chamber decides that a Member "has no right to sit or vote in the House, the votes he may have given during the period of his disqualification will be struck off the Journals".
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Holding
"The House, not the Speaker, is the sole authority to decide on the lawfulness of its proceedings, including a member's right to sit and vote."
AI Summary
This ruling establishes that the House, not the Speaker, is the sole judge of its own proceedings and a member's right to vote.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Other
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Not specified
- Significance
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