Ruling
June 17, 1971
Amendment to motion in amendment
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
There is some doubt as to the essence of the matter before the House. Although it appears that the amendment to the motion in amendment is really a new question and might well be presented as a separate motion, the amendment may be put unless there are strong objections from Members.
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Holding
"A sub-amendment that appears to introduce a new question may still be put to the House if there are no strong objections from Members."
AI Summary
The Speaker conditionally allowed a procedurally questionable sub-amendment to be put to the House, pending any strong objections from Members.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Other
- Tone
- Conciliatory
- Procedural Stage
- Debate on a motion
- Significance
Low
High