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Statement January 15, 1973

Private Members' bills

Hon. Lucien Lamoureux

Hon. Lucien Lamoureux

Speaker of the House

Ruling Text

It is not practical or possible for the Chair to review the provisions of each of the public bills. Unanimous consent is therefore sought to allow the introduction and first reading of the bills, subject to an examination of the regularity of each bill before it is called for second reading.
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The Speaker seeks unanimous consent to introduce public bills, deferring the review of their procedural regularity until before second reading.

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Holding
"The Chair will seek unanimous consent to introduce and give first reading to all public bills, with the understanding that each bill's procedural regularity will be verified before it proceeds to second reading."
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Other
Tone
Neutral
Procedural Stage
Routine Proceedings
Significance
Low High

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