Ruling
January 16, 1969
Debate not urgent
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
Among the conditions to be met in moving the adjournment of the House under Standing Order 26, both in its new and old forms, is that the subject-matter "must relate to a genuine emergency calling for immediate and urgent consideration". An element of suddenness is an essential aspect of the meaning of emergency. Based on previous rulings to similar applications, the problem of unemployment, though important, is not sudden but continuous, and the application cannot be justified by the terms of the Standing Order.
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Holding
"An application for an emergency debate on unemployment is denied as the issue lacks the requisite element of suddenness to be considered a 'genuine emergency' under Standing Order 26."
AI Summary
The Speaker denied a request for an emergency debate on unemployment, ruling that the ongoing nature of the issue does not meet the 'suddenness' criterion required by Standing Order 26.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Denied
- Tone
- Neutral
- Procedural Stage
- Routine Proceedings
- Significance
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