Ruling
March 20, 1984
Suspension of sitting
Hon. Lloyd Francis
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
In situations such as this, there are informal and imperfect channels of communication available to the Speaker, the House leaders and others involved. The Chair's decision to suspend the sitting was based on information, however imperfect, received from the Opposition House Leader, that there was no prospect of a vote taking place before the following morning. Given these indications, the decision to suspend the sitting was perfectly consistent with the decision of Speaker Sauvé on May 9, 1983. [The Speaker commented further on this incident in his ruling of March 30, 1984.]
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Holding
"The suspension of the sitting was a valid exercise of the Chair's authority, justified by information received from House Leaders and supported by precedent."
AI Summary
The Speaker justified suspending a sitting based on information from the Opposition House Leader and its consistency with a 1983 precedent.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Other
- Tone
- Neutral
- Procedural Stage
- Not specified
- Significance
Low
High