Ruling
April 11, 1973
Committee report
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
If there is fault to be found with the wording of the report, it would be found in the passage which reads "... and to take steps immediately to enter into negotiations with the Indian people with respect to said title". By altering the phrase to substitute at the beginning "and consider the advisability of entering into... ", the long-standing practices of the House will be respected, and any procedural difficulty avoided.
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Holding
"A committee report cannot instruct the government to act; it can only recommend a course of action. Wording must be amended from a direct order to a suggestion for consideration."
AI Summary
A Speaker's ruling amends a committee report's wording from an improper instruction to a procedurally correct recommendation.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Sustained
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Routine Proceedings
- Significance
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High