Ruling
February 11, 1982
Order of priority of Government business
Hon. Jeanne Sauvé
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
It is the responsibility of the Government and not of the Chair to decide in what order Government business shall be called and considered. The allotted day scheduled for Friday has not been cancelled, but merely postponed; "the notice on the Order Paper is just simply a notice. It is not an order."
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Holding
"The government, not the Chair, controls the order of Government Orders, and a notice on the Order Paper for an allotted day is not a binding House order and can be postponed."
AI Summary
The Speaker confirms the government's authority to control the order of its business, including postponing a scheduled allotted day.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Denied
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Government Orders
- Significance
Low
High