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March 26, 1974
"Parliament cannot legislate by Estimates", but this particular vote in the Estimates does not seek to amend an act or "to establish a legislative principle". It is difficult to see how this is...
A ruling confirms an item in the Estimates is procedurally valid as it does not improperly attempt to legislate by amending an act or establishing a legislative principle.
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 6, 1973
Many citations and precedents support the rule that the House may not be asked to vote twice on the same question during the same session. However, the Standing Order that allows non-confidence...
The Speaker ruled that an arguable opposition day motion should proceed to a vote, even if it appears to repeat a previous question, deferring the final decision to the House.
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 22, 1972
The Standing Orders are clear that a notice to oppose any item in the Estimates is not a motion. The motion before the House is the item which the notice opposes, "and Members have the right to...
The Speaker rules that a notice to oppose an item in the Estimates is not a motion, and the resulting vote is on the original item.
May 26, 1971
If accepted, the amendment would clearly impose a charge on the treasury. "It is not a sufficient answer to the procedural objection to say that any money required to give effect to the amendment...
The Speaker ruled an amendment inadmissible because it imposed a new charge on the treasury, thereby infringing on the financial initiative of the Crown.
October 16, 1970
The proposed amendment involves an entirely new proposition and on this basis is not acceptable. Furthermore, Members who wish to express their disapproval of a motion should vote against it,...
The Speaker ruled an amendment out of order because it was a direct negative of the main motion and introduced a new proposition.
May 4, 1970
"... the only way in which the Standing Order can be operated so as to work and make sense is to have agreement between... representatives of the parties in the House." In this instance, there has...
The Speaker permitted a vaguely worded supply day motion to proceed as a non-confidence vote but warned that future motions must more clearly express non-confidence.
July 23, 1969
Although a motion may not be moved on a point of order, the Standing Orders stipulate that a motion that a Member be now heard may be made at any time. "It would be very difficult... to say that...
A ruling confirming that the superseding motion 'that a Member be now heard' is in order as it can be moved at any time, even during a point of order.