Point of Order
June 13, 1984
Committee evidence not printed
Hon. Lloyd Francis
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The verbatim record of the committee's proceedings was available to Members in both official languages through the Clerk of Committees and the Journals Branch in sufficient time. The printed issues were distributed to Members' offices on the evening of June 12. The Standing Orders do not specify what form such publications should take and therefore the verbatim transcript is deemed to have met the requirements. The decision of the Chair is consistent with the decision of Speaker MacNaughton in 1965 when the Speaker stated that "...there is no case that says that a bill in the House of Commons which is up for discussion cannot be proceeded with until the evidence has been filed."
Edit Metadata
Holding
"The verbatim transcript of committee proceedings is sufficient to meet procedural requirements, and debate on a related bill can proceed without the formally printed committee evidence being filed."
AI Summary
The Speaker ruled that a verbatim transcript of committee evidence is sufficient for House proceedings on a bill to continue, even before the printed version is filed.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Denied
- Tone
- Neutral
- Procedural Stage
- Government Orders
- Significance
Low
High