Ruling
January 29, 2002
Moving a motion: seconder no longer a Member of Parliament
Hon. Peter Milliken
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The Deputy Speaker:
I know this will not meet the satisfaction of the House on either side but my instincts tell me that the former hon. Member for Windsor West, of course, when his name appeared as the seconder for budgetary Motion No. 10 was a Member. However that being said, given the seriousness of the question, I would like to suspend the House momentarily to reflect on the matter to be sure that in fact I give the correct ruling to the House.
Editor's Note The sitting of the House was suspended at 6:18 p.m. and resumed at 6:21 p.m.
The Deputy Speaker:
After some consultation I can confirm to the House that in fact my gut instincts were correct. The motion was introduced in order, the Member seconding the motion was in good standing. Today we are simply confirming the process.
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Holding
"A motion is considered valid if the seconder was a Member of Parliament in good standing at the time the motion was introduced, regardless of their status at a later date."
AI Summary
The Speaker ruled that a motion remains valid because the seconder was a Member of Parliament at the time it was introduced, even if they are no longer an MP when the motion is later considered.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Denied
- Tone
- Conciliatory
- Procedural Stage
- Government Orders
- Significance
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