Ruling
October 28, 1971
Question of privilege
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
When a motion is proposed under Standing Order 43, the urgency of the matter must be indicated and the motion proposed. Members should restrict their comments to the necessity or desirability of suspending the notice provision for the motion; the purpose of Standing Order 43 is not to give Members an opportunity for unimpeded debate. To alter this course would lead to great difficulty, as the same Standing Order could be used from both sides of the House for the purpose of questioning the conduct of any or every Member. "... the House has developed well-established and recognized procedures for the purpose of discussing the conduct of Ministers and of Members." Under the circumstances, the Chair cannot ask the House whether there is unanimous consent to propose the motion.
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Holding
"Motions under Standing Order 43 cannot be used to debate the conduct of a Member, as specific procedures already exist for that purpose; therefore, the Chair will not seek the unanimous consent of the House to propose such a motion."
AI Summary
The Speaker ruled that a motion under Standing Order 43 is improper for debating a member's conduct and therefore refused to seek unanimous consent.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Denied
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Routine Proceedings
- Significance
Low
High