Ruling
March 24, 1983
Newspaper articles giving rise to a question of privilege
Hon. Jeanne Sauvé
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The aim in reading these documents is to give sufficient information to the Chair and to the House upon which to make a decision. If the information transmitted during interventions is sufficient, the documents in question need not be read. Moreover, it is not the articles quoted which are referred to the Standing Committee on Privileges and Elections, but the entire matter, that is, the specific question of privilege. Furthermore, the issue of the tabling of the articles should have been raised before the House reached a decision.
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Holding
"For a question of privilege, the full text of supporting documents, such as newspaper articles, does not need to be read into the record if the Member's summary provides sufficient information for the Chair to rule."
AI Summary
A ruling clarifying that for a question of privilege, a summary of supporting documents is sufficient and the entire matter, not just the documents, is what is referred to committee.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Other
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Question of Privilege
- Significance
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High