Ruling
August 22, 1988
Government's administrative responsibilities; questions not to create disorder
Hon. John Fraser
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The Speaker:...The honourable Member may be rising on a matter of considerable political interest, and there certainly may be other places to pursue it, but I am having some difficulty here because, as honourable Members know, a question directed to the administration has to deal with the administration of government. So far, the honourable Member is not persuading me that that question does involve the administration of government. Perhaps the honourable Member can help the Chair...
The difficulty the Chair is in is that the rules by which we are bound are designed ultimately and primarily so that questions do not create disorder and, second, that they be pertinent to the administration of the Government. The honourable Member, I know, understands this, and I would ask him to put his question. Otherwise, I may have to move on to another Member.
F0315-e 33-2 1988-08-22.
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Debates, August 22, 1988, p. 18615.
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Holding
"Questions directed to the government must pertain to its administrative responsibilities and must not be framed in a way that creates disorder."
AI Summary
The Speaker rules that a Member's question must pertain to the administration of government and not be designed to create disorder.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Other
- Tone
- Stern
- Procedural Stage
- Oral Questions
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