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October 27, 1983
Precedence and Sequence of Business / Business of the House October 27, 1983 Debates pp. 28371-5 Background At the beginning of the sitting, immediately prior to the call for the Order of the Day,...
A ruling on the procedures for setting the priority of government business and filing notices of motion.
April 29, 1983
Amendments and Subamendments to Motions / Relevance April 29, 1983 Debates p. 25014 Background During consideration of a non-confidence motion regarding the business of supply moved by Mr. Epp...
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March 7, 1983
Precedence and Sequence of Business / Time Allocation Motion March 7, 1983 Debates pp. 23510-1 Background During Routine Proceedings, under "Motions", Mr. Cosgrove (Minister of State for Finance)...
The provided text 'Notice of motion' is a procedural term, not a Speaker's ruling.
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.
December 13, 1974
Amendments to Motions on Progress of Bills / Second Reading December 13, 1974 Journals p. 195 Debates pp. 2250-1 Background During debate on the second reading of Bill C-25, an Act to protect...
The provided text indicates the 'Second reading' stage of a bill, not a Speaker's ruling.
December 10, 1973
If a vote on the non-confidence motion is taken before 9:45 p.m., the House would then have the opportunity to look at the procedural difficulties mentioned in connection with the notices of...
The Speaker ruled that motions for concurrence in committee reports must be deferred to a future supply day and cannot be considered on a day with a non-confidence vote.
March 16, 1971
The proposed amendment does more than qualify or amend the main motion; it seeks to provide a basis for an entirely different debate. Furthermore, when the opposition parties agree on the choice...
The Speaker ruled an amendment to an opposition day motion out of order because it introduced a new topic beyond the scope of the original motion.
February 3, 1971
While a supposed contempt of Parliament may be an element of a breach of privilege, it is not by itself a question of privilege. The complaint raised by the Member may be classified as (i) wilful...
The Speaker rules that a complaint of being misled or contempt is not a prima facie question of privilege and must be pursued through other procedural avenues.
June 2, 1970
According to the rules, a motion to amend, delete, insert or restore any clause in a bill must be printed on the Notice Paper no later than 24 hours prior to the consideration of a report stage....
A statement clarifying that substantive amendments at a bill's report stage require 24 hours' notice on the Notice Paper.
November 28, 1969
It is difficult to imagine in order any amendment which might be proposed to "this type of very simple and basic motion to the effect that a certain document be referred to a committee". Certainly...
A 1969 ruling establishes that an amendment to a referral motion is out of order if it tries to instruct the committee on matters beyond the motion's scope.