May 5, 2016
Hon. Geoff Regan
Second reading: reasoned amendment; admissibility of a subamendment
The Deputy Speaker: During the debate on Bill C-15, an act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 22, 2016 and other measures—the bill that is currently before...
The Deputy Speaker denied a subamendment to a reasoned amendment on Bill C-15, clarifying that subamendments must modify the substantive reasons listed in the main amendment, not just the introductory phrase.