Point of Order
December 16, 1982
Point of order; following the adjournment of the House
Hon. Jeanne Sauvé
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
A point of order must be raised as soon as possible when the House sits. However, the House had been adjourned until the next day, before the Speaker knew that the Member was trying to raise a point of order. After the House was adjourned, the Chair asked the House to allow the Member to take the floor, but permission was refused. Consequently, there was nothing more that the Chair could do and therefore, the point of order had to be heard the next day.
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Holding
"A point of order cannot be heard after the House has adjourned unless permission is granted; otherwise, it must be raised at the next sitting."
AI Summary
A ruling clarifying that a point of order raised after the House has adjourned must be deferred to the next sitting if permission to hear it is refused.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Other
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Following adjournment
- Significance
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