Ruling
March 6, 1973
Parliamentary Secretaries
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
No distinction should be made between government back-benchers and backbenchers of other parties; the former have the same right as the latter to ask questions. The Chair has reservations related more to propriety than to procedure, given that Parliamentary Secretaries might be placed "in the position of both answering and asking questions, to the extent where we might have a Parliamentary Secretary asking a question of another Parliamentary Secretary". Until now they have not abused this right.
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Holding
"Government backbenchers, including Parliamentary Secretaries, have the right to ask questions, but the Chair will monitor the propriety of this practice."
AI Summary
The Speaker confirms government backbenchers and Parliamentary Secretaries can ask questions but expresses concern about the propriety of them questioning each other.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Other
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Oral Questions
- Significance
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High