Ruling
March 25, 1971
Censure motion
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
"... to a certain extent the form of the statement submitted to the Chair and the presentation of his motion to the House are out of order." By practice, Members should keep to a general statement of the matter for the proposed adjournment motion, without presenting substantial arguments. "The motion relates to the conduct of a Minister and... is excluded from the operation of Standing Order 26." In addition, "the motion raises a substantive matter which can only be debated on a distinct motion under notice;... it cannot be put and considered under the provisions of Standing Order 26".
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Holding
"A motion for an emergency debate concerning the conduct of a Minister is out of order as it constitutes a substantive matter of censure that must be brought forward as a distinct motion under notice, not under Standing Order 26."
AI Summary
The Speaker denied a request for an emergency debate, ruling that criticism of a Minister's conduct is a substantive matter requiring a separate censure motion.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Denied
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Emergency Debate Request
- Significance
Low
High