March 20, 1991
Hon. John Fraser
Estimates: legislative item; votes must relate to the year for which they are granted; votes deleted from the estimates; proceedings on specific votes ruled null and void
Mr. Speaker: On Friday, March 8,1991, the honourable Member for Ontario rose on a point of order to object to the inclusion of items in the Supplementary and Main Estimates which would authorize...
The Speaker sustained a point of order, ruling that items in the Estimates cannot be used to create new legislative authority for senators' allowances or authorize multi-year spending.