Ruling
May 26, 1983
Length of debate; second reading; eight-hour rule
Hon. Jeanne Sauvé
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The Acting Speaker gave a ruling as to the substance of the problem and his ruling was entirely correct and reflects the rules and practices in that whenever a specific length of time is provided for any proceedings, the time taken up by points of order is not subtracted from the total time allowed. However, the Chair has the discretion to extend the time allowed for a Member's speech if, in the Chair's opinion, the Member has been unfairly interrupted by points of order.
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Holding
"Time consumed by points of order is not deducted from the total time allocated for a debate, but the Chair may extend an individual member's speaking time if they were unfairly interrupted."
AI Summary
A ruling clarifying that time for points of order does not reduce total debate time, but the Chair has discretion to extend an individual's speaking time.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Other
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Government Orders
- Significance
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