Point of Order
November 14, 1984
Document referred to during Question Period
Hon. John Bosley
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The Minister may have referred to or paraphrased the document, but he did not quote from it. A document referred to need not be tabled unless it is quoted from or specifically used to influence debate. The use of a document to supply information in response to a question cannot be construed as an attempt to influence debate. This view accords with a ruling given by Speaker Jerome in 1976..
Sources cited Beauchesne, 5th ed., p. 116, c. 327(3), (5).
Debates, April 8, 1976, p. 12618.
References Debates, November 13, 1984, pp. 172-3, 179-81.
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Holding
"A document referred to or paraphrased during Question Period does not need to be tabled unless it was directly quoted from with the intent to influence debate."
AI Summary
A ruling clarifying that a document referred to, but not quoted from, during Question Period does not need to be tabled.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Denied
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Question Period
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