The Code Morin is phrase used to refer to the text Procédures des assemblées délibérantes, first published in 1938 by Victor Morin

Victor Morin

Victor Morin was a Canadian notary, politician, and writer.Born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East, Morin studied at the Université Laval de Montréal. In 1890, he started working as a notary in his uncle's firm Papineau & Marin...

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The Code details procedures for organizational meetings, and was inspired by Robert's Rules of Order

Robert's Rules of Order

Robert's Rules of Order is the short title of a book containing rules of order intended to be adopted as a parliamentary authority for use by a deliberative assembly written by Brig. Gen...

. It is the principal procedural code used in Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

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Many different aspects of the structure of meetings are discussed in the Code, including how topics are presented, how meetings are started, and how to calculate a quorum

Quorum

A quorum is the minimum number of members of a deliberative assembly necessary to conduct the business of that group...

. It also details who can force a vote to be made, and who can present objections to the process of the meeting.