Point of Order
July 7, 1969
Rule of anticipation
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The rule of anticipation becomes operative only when one of two similar motions on the Order Paper is actually proceeded with. If the motion respecting the committee report had been moved, it would have had precedence over the motion of the President of the Privy Council because of the greater significance given committees in the new Standing Orders. However, since the motion for concurrence in the committee report was not moved, the motion moved by the Minister has to be considered by the House. It is not the role of the Speaker to substitute his judgment for that which must be properly exercised by the House. "If a majority of the Members of the House think that this motion should not be adopted, that it should be voted down and that we should proceed later on with another motion, then it is up to them to take this course."
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Holding
"A motion is not out of order under the rule of anticipation unless a similar, preceding motion on the Order Paper has actually been formally moved and is under consideration by the House."
AI Summary
The Speaker ruled that a Minister's motion could proceed because the rule of anticipation only applies if a similar, preceding motion on the Order Paper has actually been moved.
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- Outcome
- Denied
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- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Government Orders
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