Emergency Debates / Miscellaneous

Request approved on Friday; debate held over to the following Monday

Debates, p. 10566

Context

On Friday, November 27, 1998, Gerald Keddy (South Shore) requested leave to move the adjournment of the House, pursuant to Standing Order 52, for the purpose of discussing a specific and important matter requiring urgent consideration, in this case the situation of agriculture in Canada.

Resolution

The Speaker ruled that the current crisis in Canada’s agriculture sector met the requirements of the Standing Orders. Under Standing Order 52(9) he ordered that the matter be debated on Monday, November 30, 1998, at 8:00 p.m.

Decision of the Chair

The Speaker: I received this request yesterday at 5:40 p.m. I have considered the request for this emergency debate under Standing Order 52 made by the honourable member for South Shore. He has explained the general principles of the debate, if it were to take place.

I have concluded that the current crisis in agriculture in this country does meet the terms of the Standing Order.

Since this is Friday, the Standing Orders would see such a debate begin immediately and conclude at 4:00 p.m. this afternoon.

But I do not think this rather hasty arrangement would do justice to the subject, as the honourable member has said in his few words, or to the many members who may want to speak on the matter.

I have therefore decided to exercise the discretion the Standing Orders afford to the Speaker and to hold over the debate until Monday, November 30 at 8:00 p.m.

Postscript

On November 30, 1998, the debate began by unanimous consent after the end of Government Orders, rather than at 8:00 p.m.[1]

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[1] Debates, November 30, 1998, p. 10590.