Ruling
April 6, 1976
Right of Parliamentary Secretary to question his Minister
Hon. James Jerome
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
"Standing committees are and must remain the masters of their own procedure".
For many years in this House the Chair has refrained from sitting in appeal on procedural decisions taken in standing committees.
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Holding
"The Chair will not review or act as a court of appeal for procedural decisions made by standing committees."
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The Speaker affirms the principle that standing committees control their own procedures and the Chair will not hear appeals from their decisions.
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