Ruling
December 12, 1968
Galleries; withdrawal of strangers
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
A long-standing practice allows officials to sit in the special gallery and to take notes. However, if a Member desires that some persons should be expelled, he or she must propose a motion in order for the Chair to take any action. As the description of the strangers given by the Member would make it difficult to put the motion to the House, the matter should be dropped for the present.
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Holding
"The Chair cannot act on a request to expel strangers from the gallery without a specific, votable motion from a Member; if the description is too vague to form such a motion, the matter will be dropped."
AI Summary
The Speaker ruled that a Member's request to expel strangers from the gallery was dropped because a specific, votable motion is required, which was not possible due to the vague description provided.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Other
- Tone
- Neutral
- Procedural Stage
- Not specified
- Significance
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