Question of Privilege
March 18, 1974
Reflections on a Member
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
No motion was proposed by the Member either in his notice or in his speech. More important, the matter being raised took place 10 days ago, and there can hardly be a question of privilege in such circumstances. The Member has asked that the Chair invite the Minister to retract his statement, but the Chair has no such power unless the statement is clearly unparliamentary.
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Holding
"A question of privilege must be raised at the earliest opportunity, and the Chair lacks the authority to compel a Member to retract a statement unless it is unparliamentary."
AI Summary
The Speaker denied a question of privilege because it was not raised in a timely manner and the impugned statement was not unparliamentary.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Denied
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Not specified
- Significance
Low
High