Ruling
May 20, 1970
Matter not urgent
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The Member questions the adequacy of current legislation with respect to abortion. It would be a questionable practice to initiate the consideration of amendments to statutes by way of debate under Standing Order 26. The proposed motion, therefore, cannot be put to the House at this time.
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Holding
"A motion to initiate amendments to statutes via an emergency debate under Standing Order 26 is out of order as the matter is not urgent and it is a questionable use of the procedure."
AI Summary
The Speaker denied a request for an emergency debate on abortion, ruling that the matter was not urgent and the procedure was inappropriate for initiating legislative amendments.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Denied
- Tone
- Neutral
- Procedural Stage
- Application for Emergency Debate
- Significance
Low
High