Ruling
November 13, 1978
Issue not urgent; other opportunity for debate
Hon. James Jerome
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The matter must be more than simply urgency of consideration: there must be an element of genuine emergency. "[A] transaction which... appears to be within the normal orbit of the purpose for which this Crown corporation was set up in the first place" cannot be regarded as a true emergency.
In addition, the Members of the House will have other occasions to debate the matter, either by questioning the Minister responsible or by speaking in a budget debate or during Question Period.
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Holding
"The request for an emergency debate is denied as the matter does not constitute a genuine emergency and can be debated through other available parliamentary avenues."
AI Summary
The Speaker denied a request for an emergency debate, ruling the issue was not a genuine emergency and other opportunities for debate were available.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Denied
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Request for Emergency Debate
- Significance
Low
High