March 8, 2017
Hon. Geoff Regan
Report stage: power of the Speaker to select amendments not presented in committee
The Speaker: There are seven motions in amendment standing on the Notice Paper for the report stage of Bill C-22. The Chair has received a letter from the government House leader arguing that...
The Speaker selected seven report stage amendments to Bill C-22, creating an exception to Standing Order 76.1(5) based on a precedent where a late Supreme Court decision prevented timely committee consideration.