Point of Order
July 8, 1969
Committee report; Standing Orders
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The point of order raised is not so much a point of order as a point of debate. "... it is not the responsibility of the Chair to rule on questions of law or on constitutional questions." If the Member believes that his argument is founded on a constitutional point, he can put it before the House in the course of the debate.
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Holding
"Arguments based on constitutional or legal grounds are matters for debate and not valid points of order for the Chair to rule upon."
AI Summary
The Speaker ruled that a point of order concerning a constitutional question was a matter for debate, not a procedural ruling for the Chair.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Denied
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Debate
- Significance
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High