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Statement February 9, 1970

Motions consequential to negatived motion

Hon. Lucien Lamoureux

Hon. Lucien Lamoureux

Speaker of the House

Ruling Text

Since the first series of motions was negatived, the consequential motions are deemed to have been dropped.
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A procedural statement clarifying that when a motion is defeated, any dependent consequential motions are automatically dropped.

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Holding
"When a primary motion is defeated ('negatived'), any motions that are consequential to it are automatically dropped and not proceeded with."
Outcome
Other
Tone
Neutral
Procedural Stage
Not specified
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