Point of Order
May 3, 1972
Miscellaneous; committees; attendance of witnesses
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The Member may have a grievance in which case it is a question of substance and it can only be put before the House by way of a substantive motion. Moreover, the problem should be resolved by the committee and not by the House. "... difficulties in discussions and debates in a committee should be settled by a committee itself, and... if there are difficulties which are to be considered by the House, this should be done at the time the report of the committee is before the House." There is also a question of propriety and practicality in having proceedings of one committee investigated by another.
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Holding
"Grievances arising within a committee must be resolved by the committee itself and cannot be brought to the House for a decision, except through a substantive motion or during consideration of the committee's report."
AI Summary
A Speaker's ruling affirms that committees must resolve their own internal disputes, as the House will not intervene except through specific procedures like a substantive motion.
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- Outcome
- Denied
- Tone
- Educational
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