SENATORS’ STATEMENTS — Business of the Senate
December 9, 2020
Senator Coyle, sorry to interrupt. There is a point of order being raised that does not need to be raised, because I am going to tell you that your comments about what went on in committee, as we just learned from the previous point of order, are out of order pursuant to rules 4-2 and 4-3.
If you want to talk about anything other than the activities of the committee, please proceed and finish your statement.
Honourable senators, we have an inquiry for tributes to Senator Dyck. She’s very important to this chamber, and she has done a lot of work.
I was just wondering, in terms of Senators’ Statements, when there are already items on the Order Paper, whether this is also out of order.
It is perfectly legitimate for Senator Coyle to have a Senator’s Statement with respect to Senator Dyck, even though there’s an inquiry. As all senators know, opening inquiries after tributes is our way of saying we didn’t have enough time in regular tributes.
However, I do caution the senator to refrain from talking about activities in the committee.
