Point of Order
May 3, 1967
Miscellaneous; committees; appealing a chairman's decision
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
"Generally speaking... it is irregular to refer to the proceedings or the evidence taken in a committee." It might well be that the procedure followed in the committee was not exactly in accordance with practice, but the remedy must be found in the committee and not in the House.
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Holding
"Procedural issues and appeals of a chair's decision that arise in a committee must be resolved by the committee itself and cannot be brought to the House for a remedy."
AI Summary
The Speaker ruled that procedural issues arising in a committee must be resolved within that committee and cannot be appealed to the House.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Denied
- Tone
- Educational
- Significance
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