Ruling
July 24, 1969
Closure
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
While the closure rule as it now stands is not without "uncertainty and pitfalls..., all precedents support the view that any amendment or other motion that may be proposed to a main motion comes under the provisions of the cut-off time set out in [the] Standing Order... No precedent has been found to support the suggestion that each amendment is a separate debate that must be covered by a motion in each case... Indeed, the concluding sentence of [the] Standing Order... reads in part... 'but all such questions as must be decided in order to conclude such adjourned debate or postponed consideration, shall be decided forthwith'."
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Holding
"A single closure motion applies to a main motion and all its subsequent amendments; all related questions must be put forthwith at the appointed time."
AI Summary
This ruling confirms that a single closure motion applies to a main motion and all of its related amendments.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Sustained
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Government Orders
- Significance
Low
High