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A motion to adjourn is a privileged motion, unless it is qualified in any way (such as "adjourn at 10 p.m."), the time for adjourning is already established, or unless adjournment would dissolve the assembly (in these cases, it is a main motion). [2] The privileged motion to adjourn is used to end the meeting immediately without debate. If it ...
The half-hour adjournment is an opportunity for a backbench Member of Parliament to raise a subject of their choosing, of which advance notice has been given, with the appropriate government minister. [1] Normally, only the member raising the debate and the minister who is replying speak in the half-hour adjournment. [1]
A motion is a formal proposal by a member to do something. [1] Motions are the basis of the group decision-making process. [2] They focus the group on what is being decided. According to Robert's Rules, generally, a motion should be phrased in a way to take an action or express an opinion.
Instead amend the privileged motion to adjourn: Objection to the consideration of a question: Accomplished by different motions depending on circumstances. [2] Postpone indefinitely: Use form of table (requiring a two-thirds vote) [3] Motions with different names Previous question: Close debate and vote immediately (or other variations)
On resuming, MPs continued to demand a statement and prevent the debate taking place. The Speaker suspended the sitting for 2 hours 40 minutes, resuming only to allow royal assent to be signified to three new Acts of Parliament and then to adjourn for the Christmas recess. [29] v249 p332: s6 v216 cc579–88: 4 Feb 2004
In an emergency meeting with his caucus following Freeland's departure, Trudeau told fellow Liberal members of parliament (MPs) - including some who had directly called for him to step down - that ...
Appeal (motion) Suspend the rules; Objection to the consideration of a question; Division of a question; Consideration by paragraph or seriatim; Division of the assembly; Motions relating to methods of voting and the polls; Motions relating to nominations; Request to be excused from a duty; Requests and inquiries. Parliamentary inquiry; Request ...
The purpose of requiring a second is to prevent time being wasted by the assembly's having to dispose of a motion that only one person wants to see introduced. [1] Hearing a second to a motion is guidance to the chair that they should state the question on the motion, thereby placing it before the assembly. [2]