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November 23, 1976
"[W]ith regard to the inherent nature of the matter my present view is that it is not evident that this urgent matter requires an extension of this evening's hours of sitting for discussion."...
The Speaker denied a request for an emergency debate, citing existing committee study and other available debate opportunities as reasons the matter lacked sufficient urgency.
November 9, 1976
The Chair believes "in the first instance that rather than being a matter of urgent consideration, unemployment is one of continuing concern, and second, even if the motion were to succeed under...
The Chair denied a request for an emergency debate on unemployment, citing it as a chronic issue with other available debate opportunities.
February 18, 1976
Previous motions on this issue had made reference to the necessity of amending the anti-inflation legislation. The Chair took the position that such amendments ought to be sought in other ways....
The Speaker granted a request for an emergency debate on a Canadian Labour Congress decision, deeming it an important and urgent matter linked to legislation before the House.
November 17, 1975
Because this is the second request and because the situation has not changed substantially since the first application was made five days before, the Chair ought not to resist further the...
The Speaker grants a second request for an emergency debate, citing the persistence of the application.
April 16, 1975
In view of the fact that this serious situation has not changed during the week since the first request was made and that it is now supported by another Member's request as well, the Chair feels...
The Speaker grants a request for an emergency debate under Standing Order 26, finding the issue sufficiently serious and urgent.
March 21, 1975
The purpose of Standing Order 26 is to allow debate on matters of urgency. A request to consider possible amendments to existing statutes or to deal with continuing aggravations or problems does...
The Speaker ruled that ongoing problems or potential legislative amendments do not meet the urgency requirement for an emergency debate under Standing Order 26.
January 28, 1975
The subject matter of the motion can hardly be described as an emergency. As the Member himself put it, the court's decision has aggravated a situation which has already existed for a long time....
The Speaker denied a request for an emergency debate, citing the long-standing nature of the issue and the sub judice convention.
January 27, 1975
While the problem is clearly one of deep concern, it relates specifically to one industry although, in fact, it is part of a larger problem, namely the general economic condition of the country....
The Speaker denied a request for an emergency debate concerning a specific industry, citing the availability of opposition days for such discussions.
October 31, 1974
Although the motion alludes to the somewhat general problem of rising food costs, the specific reference to actions taken in Quebec takes the matter out of the reach of generality and gives it an...
The Speaker granted an emergency debate on rising food costs linked to actions in Quebec, citing sufficient urgency and no other opportunity for debate under S.O. 26.
December 10, 1973
The House should "reaffirm the proposition that such proposals, when they are clearly intended to amend existing legislation, should come to the House by way of an amending bill rather than as an...
This ruling establishes that using dollar items in the Estimates to amend legislation is procedurally improper and requires a separate amending bill.