Question of Privilege
November 16, 1974
Deceiving the House
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The precedents "tend to establish in the main that statements made outside the House, or documents published elsewhere, ought not to be used for the purpose of questioning statements made in this Chamber... A dispute arising between two Members as to allegations of fact does not fulfil the condition of parliamentary privilege."
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Holding
"Disputes between members over allegations of fact or statements made outside the House are considered matters for debate and do not meet the threshold for a question of parliamentary privilege."
AI Summary
The Speaker rules that disputes over facts or statements made outside Parliament are matters for debate, not questions of privilege.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Denied
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Routine Proceedings
- Significance
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High