Ruling April 17, 1980

Reference to a letter without quoting from it

Hon. Jeanne Sauvé

Speaker of the House

Ruling Text

The Prime Minister may table the letter if he wishes, but there is no obligation upon him to do so because it involves a letter which he did not actually quote but to which he merely referred.

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A Speaker's ruling clarifies that a document only needs to be tabled if it is quoted from, not if it is merely referenced.

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Holding

"There is no obligation to table a document that is merely referred to; the obligation only exists if the document is quoted from."

Outcome: Denied
Tone: Neutral
Procedural Stage: Oral Questions
Significance

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tabling of documents quoting from a document referring to a document

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Erskine May

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