Ruling
April 19, 1971
Tabling of documents; magnetic tapes
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The cause of the Chair's reservations is a previous ruling that "under our Standing Orders there is no authority for seeking from the Government the tabling and the submission of such documents... [I]f it is done now, [the Government] should not complain in future if a motion is made by other Members seeking... authority for an order of the House for the tabling of documents other than what have been interpreted [as what] can be tabled under... [the] Standing Orders."
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Holding
"While there is no authority under the Standing Orders for the government to table these documents, if it proceeds, it cannot object to similar requests from other Members in the future."
AI Summary
The Speaker warns that allowing the government to table documents not explicitly covered by the Standing Orders creates a binding precedent for all Members.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Other
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Routine Proceedings
- Significance
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