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December 7, 1970
No Member, including a member of the Cabinet, can introduce a public bill that implies the expenditure of public funds without a Royal Recommendation. His Excellency recommended a government bill...
The Speaker ruled that a Royal Recommendation for a withdrawn government bill cannot be transferred to another bill.
October 20, 1970
Since the Chair did not have the opportunity to examine each bill in detail, it is suggested that the House follow the procedure agreed upon in several recent sessions: by unanimous consent, all...
The Speaker outlines a process to grant private Members' bills first reading by consent while deferring scrutiny of procedural defects until before second reading.
November 10, 1969
Although the Standing Orders provide for the introduction of bills during Routine Proceedings, they do not allow for a motion to empower a committee to draw up a bill, nor is there any precedent...
The Speaker ruled a private member's motion to have a committee draft a bill out of order as it was procedurally unprecedented and exceeded the member's notice limit.
November 13, 1967
The bill does not fall within the definition of a money bill which requires that a charge must be new and distinct, and effectively imposed. Any expenditure resulting from the adoption of the bill...
The Speaker ruled that a private member's bill was not a money bill as its expenditures were covered by an existing statute.
April 25, 1966
It is not the responsibility of the Speaker to give a decision upon a constitutional or legal question. The Chair does have the duty, however, to determine whether the bill interferes with the...
The Speaker ruled that a Private Member's bill on pardons could be introduced as it did not procedurally infringe on the royal prerogative at this stage.
January 24, 1966
Since it would be exceedingly difficult, if not impossible, for the Chair to examine each bill at this time, it is suggested that the House follow the procedure agreed upon in each of the past...
The Speaker proposed using unanimous consent to give all Private Members' Bills first reading and deferring the procedural review to a later stage.