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December 10, 1973
If a vote on the non-confidence motion is taken before 9:45 p.m., the House would then have the opportunity to look at the procedural difficulties mentioned in connection with the notices of...
The Speaker ruled that motions for concurrence in committee reports must be deferred to a future supply day and cannot be considered on a day with a non-confidence vote.
June 26, 1973
Specific items in the Estimates may be debated as proposed in the motion of Mr. Nielsen. However, because the votable supply day motions have already been exhausted, there would be no vote on the...
The Speaker clarifies that on an allotted supply day where votable motions are exhausted, debate on the Estimates can occur but will expire without a vote.
March 26, 1973
It is not the business of the Chair to rule on points of constitutional law or to claim that the Government must resign. The issue of government resignation is not a point of order. As to the...
The Speaker denied a point of order on government resignation, affirming the Chair does not rule on constitutional matters.
February 7, 1973
Although the form of the notices is not the main issue, Members should present them in the form of notices of opposition instead of motions or amendments as such. "... until now... notices have...
The Speaker clarifies that notices of opposition to Supply can be dealt with before the final 'guillotine' and explains the procedural similarities for considering Supply on government versus opposition days.
June 8, 1970
Since government business has already been set aside to discuss a supply motion, it would be difficult to pre-empt consideration of the supply motion in favour of a motion for an emergency debate...
The Speaker denied a request for an emergency debate, ruling that it could not preempt a scheduled supply day and was substantively a non-confidence motion.
November 2, 1967
According to the Standing Order governing supply, consideration of this matter must be terminated when the number of allotted days has expired. Since this is the last such day, the sitting must...
The Speaker states that on the final allotted supply day, the sitting must continue until business is finished unless a minister moves to adjourn.
September 27, 1967
The House would not be well served if its business were put off in order to allow this sort of debate. A motion was moved yesterday under Standing Order 26 and it was agreed to discuss that motion...
The Speaker denies a request for an immediate debate, ruling that the topic is too broad and should be discussed during upcoming supply or budget proceedings.