Ruling
May 15, 1969
Miscellaneous; committees; production of documents
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The requested document appears to have been tabled in the House as a return to a notice of motion for the production of papers. The problem seems to involve the description of the document. "It is a question of interpreting whether the document tabled is the paper the production of which the... Member had sought by his notice of motion." If the Member feels that the document has not been provided, it is open to him to ask for the motion to be transferred for debate and the matter discussed and voted upon.
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Holding
"The Chair cannot rule on whether a tabled document satisfies a motion for the production of papers; the proper recourse for a dissatisfied Member is to request that the motion be transferred for debate."
AI Summary
The Speaker ruled that a dispute over the adequacy of a document tabled in response to a motion for production of papers is a matter for debate, not a point of order for the Chair to decide.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Other
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Routine Proceedings
- Significance
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