Editing Cloture (section)

==Canada==
After a number of occasions where the opposition managed to delay or prevent passage of government bills, closure in [[Canada]] was adopted by the [[House of Commons of Canada|House of Commons]] in 1913 on the motion of [[Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942)|Conservative]] [[Prime Minister]] [[Robert Borden]]. The new closure rule was used by the government only a few days later, during debate at the [[Committee of the Whole#Canada|Committee of the Whole]] stage of the [[Naval Aid Bill]]. Between 1913 and 1932, closure was invoked 11 times. It was used next time in 1956 during the passage of a bill to establish the Northern Ontario Pipeline Crown Corporation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcommons.ca/procedure/procedure-and-practice-3/ch_14_2-e.html |title=House of Commons Procedure and Practice – Third Edition, 2017. Chapter 14: The Curtailment of Debate |publisher=[[Parliament of Canada]]|access-date=2023-05-01}}</ref> "Closure" is the term used in Canada; "cloture" and "guillotine" are not used.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}} Closure was used to force the adoption of a single red maple leaf flag design on December 15, 1964.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Matheson |first1=John |title=The Great Flag Debate |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/flag-debate |publisher=Canadian Encyclopedia}}</ref>

Procedure on closure in Canada is governed under Standing Order no. 57 of the House of Commons and consists of three parts: Notice of closure, a motion of closure, and a final period of debate before final voting on the bill being closured.

Notice of closure is an oral statement announcing intention to call for closure given by any Minister at a prior sitting of the [[Committee of the Whole]]. The notice need not be the day immediately prior to the sitting at which the bill will be closured, but cannot be in the same sitting as the final motion of closure.

The motion of closure, referred to as a motion "that the debate shall not be further adjourned", is passed by a simple majority of the House of Commons, although in the event of a tie, the [[Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada|Speaker of the House]] will apply [[Speaker Denison's rule]] to issue the [[casting vote]].

Should the motion of closure pass, all members are given a single period in which to speak lasting no more than 20 minutes. If the final period of speaking to the bill has not been finished by 8:00&nbsp;p.m. that same day, no MP may speak after that point, and the bill moves to a final vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcommons.ca/About/StandingOrders/Chap8-e.htm|title=Standing Orders of the House of Commons, Chapter VIII (Motions)|publisher=[[Parliament of Canada]]|access-date=2018-09-28}}</ref>