Ruling
November 16, 1971
Tabling of documents
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The rule respecting tabling of documents has "to be interpreted rather strictly.... If a document has been actually cited or quoted in debate by a Minister of the Crown, it has to be tabled. If only reference is made to it,... there can be no obligation to table it."
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Holding
"A Minister of the Crown is only obligated to table a document if it has been directly cited or quoted in debate; a mere reference to a document does not create an obligation to table it."
AI Summary
The Speaker clarifies that ministers must table documents they directly quote or cite in debate, but not those they merely reference.
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