Question of Privilege
June 15, 1970
Miscellaneous; premature disclosure of report
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The investigation that the motion proposes may not be initiated by way of a question of privilege. A number of recent precedents indicates that motions proposing a study of the circumstances surrounding an alleged leak of information are not questions of privilege but, rather, are substantive motions.
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Holding
"A motion to investigate an alleged leak of information is a substantive matter, not a question of privilege, and must be introduced accordingly."
AI Summary
The Speaker ruled that motions to investigate information leaks must be introduced as substantive motions, not as questions of privilege.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Denied
- Tone
- Educational
- Significance
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