Ruling
November 14, 1967
Miscellaneous; possession of documents
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
"... it is not unparliamentary to suggest that a Member has had in his possession or has quoted a document which is not authentic if the Member did not know it was not authentic... There is no question whatever that forged documents can come accidentally into the hands of any Member of the House. ''An apology and a retraction could, on the other hand, be demanded if a Member or a Minister accused another Member of having used forged documents knowingly.
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Holding
"It is not unparliamentary to suggest a Member unknowingly possessed or quoted a non-authentic document, but it is unparliamentary to accuse a Member of knowingly using a forged document without proof."
AI Summary
The Speaker clarifies that accusing a Member of unknowingly using a non-authentic document is permissible, but alleging they did so knowingly is a serious, unparliamentary charge.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Other
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Not specified
- Significance
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High