Ruling
October 12, 1966
Related to question of privilege
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
"It is only in extreme circumstances that an adjournment is granted... It may well be that this is a type of business on which there should be an adjournment", but there is before the Chair a motion which relates to privilege. The Chair cannot grant an adjournment to consider a matter of privilege. Perhaps the Member should consider the possibility of submitting this motion to the Chair, which would then be placed on the Order Paper. Another consideration for the Chair is the length of time available for the debate if the motion were accepted. Debate would be allowed until 5:00 p.m. because, according to the Standing Orders, an adjournment debate at this time does not dispense with the private Members' hour. A debate of 15 minutes, however, would be "just a bit out of place and improper".
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Holding
"An adjournment of the House cannot be granted to debate a matter of privilege; the proper procedure is to submit a substantive motion to be placed on the Order Paper."
AI Summary
The Speaker ruled that a matter of privilege cannot be debated via an immediate adjournment and must instead be placed on the Order Paper as a motion.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Denied
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Private Members' Business
- Significance
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