Question of Privilege
September 17, 1971
Miscellaneous
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
"... if there is to be further or continued debate on this very important matter, it should not be done under the guise or under the umbrella of a question of privilege." The motion of Mr. Baldwin is essentially a non-confidence motion or a censure motion "which ought to be debated either as a formal substantive motion, on which the usual private Member's notice has to be given, or as a supply motion which would require the vote of the House".
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Holding
"A motion of non-confidence or censure is a substantive motion that requires proper notice or must be moved as a supply motion; it cannot be moved under the guise of a question of privilege."
AI Summary
The Speaker ruled that a censure motion cannot be raised as a question of privilege and requires a proper substantive motion.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Denied
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Ruling on a Question of Privilege
- Significance
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High