Statement
February 28, 2022
Statement on the motion for revocation of the declaration of a public order emergency listed on the Order Paper
Hon. Anthony Rota
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The Speaker:
Before proceeding, I would like to draw the House's attention to an unusual situation.
[English]
Members will note that a motion for revocation of the declaration of a public order emergency was filed with the Chair on February 21, in accordance with subsection 59(1) of the Emergencies Act. When it was filed with the Chair, the motion respected the criteria for being put on notice and was admissible. However, the declaration of a public order emergency was revoked by proclamation on February 23, 2022, between the time the motion was filed with the Chair and the time the House returned.
[Translation]
As we have seen in recent days, the act provides various control mechanisms allowing Parliament to confirm, revoke and continue a declaration of emergency. The primary vehicle of parliamentary control is a debate culminating in a decision taken on one of those three actions.
[English]
The motion filed with the Chair is expressly to revoke the declaration of a public order emergency, as of the date on which the motion would be adopted, even though the declaration is no longer in effect. Since there is no longer any reason for the motion, it has become null and void. The Chair thus orders that the order for consideration of the motion be discharged and that the motion be dropped from the Order Paper.
[Translation]
I thank members for their attention.
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Holding
"The order for consideration of the motion to revoke the declaration of a public order emergency is discharged and the motion is dropped from the Order Paper because the declaration it sought to revoke is no longer in effect."
AI Summary
The Speaker ruled a motion to revoke the public order emergency declaration moot and ordered it dropped from the Order Paper because the government had already revoked the declaration by proclamation.
AI Analysis
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- Other
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- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Routine Proceedings
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