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June 22, 1976
The legislative authority which allows the government to establish a corporation such as Loto Canada already exists and is separate from the item in the estimates. Consequently, the government is...
The Speaker ruled that using the estimates to fund a corporation is procedurally acceptable if the legislative authority already exists, even if a bill is preferable for matters of principle.
May 10, 1976
Amendments and Subamendments to Motions / Amendment Beyond Scope of Motion May 10, 1976 Journals p. 1278 Debates p. 13359 Background When, during private Members' hour on February 3, the House was...
The Speaker ruled an amendment inadmissible because it introduced a new principle beyond the scope of the original motion.
April 9, 1976
It must be understood that questions of privilege are not confined to incidents which take place in the House; they can arise from elsewhere as well, including committees. This specific case,...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege, clarifying that committee disagreements are points of order and press criticism does not breach privilege.
April 6, 1976
"Standing committees are and must remain the masters of their own procedure". For many years in this House the Chair has refrained from sitting in appeal on procedural decisions taken in standing...
The Speaker affirms the principle that standing committees control their own procedures and the Chair will not hear appeals from their decisions.
March 24, 1976
A notice of objection to an item in the estimates is not a motion; it only notifies the House that a Member insists on a separate vote on that particular item. The only way to deal with the matter...
The ruling clarifies that a notice of objection to the estimates is not a motion but a trigger for a separate vote.
March 5, 1976
Amendments to the Content of Bills / Report Stage March 5, 1976 Journals p.1090 Debates p. 11556 Background During consideration of the report stage of Bill C-61, an Act to provide a maritime code...
A ruling on the procedural admissibility of a legislative amendment based on whether it is within the established scope of the parent bill.
March 2, 1976
Content of Bills / Infringing on Financial Initiative of the Crown March 2, 1976 Journals pp. 1080-1 Debates p. 11430 Background On a motion for second reading of Bill C-272, the Canada-Alaska and...
The Speaker ruled a private Member's bill out of order for violating the financial initiative of the Crown by proposing an expenditure of public funds.
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.
December 20, 1975
Amendments cannot propose the spending of money without the benefit of a Royal Recommendation. Not even the unanimous consent of the House would be sufficient to overcome the objection. Amendments...
This ruling confirms that amendments are inadmissible if they propose new spending without a Royal Recommendation or go beyond the scope of the bill to amend its parent Act.
December 15, 1975
Amendments to the Content of Bills / Report Stage December 15, 1975 Journals pp. 935, 937 Debates pp. 10006, 10022 Background As consideration of the report stage of Bill C-69, an Act to amend the...
A ruling clarifying that private members' amendments cannot increase spending or alter the purpose of a financial measure due to the principle of the financial initiative of the Crown.