Ruling
September 17, 1996
Guidelines: statement promoting a fundraising event
Hon. Gilbert Parent
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The Speaker:
I thank the honourable member. In my opinion, instead of starting up a little debate here, all that is necessary is to put this to the honourable member.
I give you all kinds of room in your statements in the House and I intend to keep doing that. But where we are sort of advertising for commercial gain, I know all honourable members will keep in mind that these statements are not for commercial gain and I would hope that all honourable members in future would abstain from making remarks where one group or another might be making a few dollars from an announcement made in the House of Commons.
If you would do that, the point is well taken and I would like to leave it there. I do not think we need a response. It is not a point of privilege. I am ruling on that. I hope we do not have any more of that type of commercial in the future.
P0308-e 35-2 1996-09-17
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Holding
"Statements made by members in the House of Commons are not to be used for the purpose of advertising for commercial gain."
AI Summary
The Speaker ruled that members' statements should not be used for advertising or commercial gain.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Sustained
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Routine Proceedings
- Significance
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