Statement
October 28, 1983
Quoting
Hon. Jeanne Sauvé
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
According to Beauchesne, a Minister cannot read or quote from a dispatch or other state paper that is not before the House unless he is prepared to lay it upon the Table. However, if the public interest requires that such a document not be published, the Minister should so notify the House. (On November 2, the Minister advised the House that it was not in the public interest to publish the document in question.)
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Holding
"A Minister who quotes from an official document must table it, but can be exempted by declaring its publication is not in the public interest."
AI Summary
The Speaker clarifies the rule that Ministers must table any state papers they quote from unless they declare it is not in the public interest.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Other
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Debate
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