Point of Order
April 23, 1974
Second reading
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
"... even with the wildest imagination", the Member's comments have nothing to do with the bill under consideration. Members must limit themselves to the principle of the bill before the House.
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Holding
"Comments made during second reading debate must be relevant to the principle of the bill under consideration."
AI Summary
The Speaker sustained a point of order, ruling a Member's comments irrelevant to the bill at second reading.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Sustained
- Tone
- Stern
- Procedural Stage
- Second Reading
- Significance
Low
High