Ruling
September 20, 1973
Rule of anticipation
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
In interpreting the rule of anticipation, the Chair "should have regard to the probability of the matter being brought before the House within a reasonable time... [T]he probability of resuming debate on a motion by the... Member for Kingston and the Islands is still an open question. The Chair must assume that probability is still open." The debate on the motion of Miss MacDonald was interrupted and is consequently listed as a Government Order which can be called and considered in such sequence as the Government determines. Unless the House adopted a special order superseding Standing Order 18, neither the Chair nor any Member other than those in the Government could designate which Government Order would be taken up at any sitting.
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Holding
"The rule of anticipation cannot be invoked when the anticipated matter is an interrupted Government Order, as the government's control over the order of business means the probability of the matter being recalled for debate remains open."
AI Summary
The Chair rules that the rule of anticipation does not apply to an interrupted Government Order because its potential return for debate is controlled by the government and thus remains probable.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Denied
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Government Orders
- Significance
Low
High