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June 12, 1973
The bill proposes an amendment to a financial provision in the Farm Improvement Loans Act by increasing the maximum amount of a loan. Although the amendment does not in itself propose a direct...
The Speaker ruled a Senate bill inadmissible because increasing government-backed loan maximums created new financial liabilities, infringing the exclusive privilege of the House of Commons.
June 11, 1973
Amendments to the Content of Bills / Report Stage June 11, 1973 Journals pp. 397-8 Debates pp. 4647-8 Background During debate on a motion in amendment of Mr. Woolliams (Calgary North) at the...
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June 11, 1973
No amendments can be moved "to the granting or enacting words of bills for granting aids or supplies to the Crown, or to the enacting words of other bills". Moreover, this specific motion in...
The Speaker ruled an amendment out of order because it improperly sought to add a preamble to a parent act not currently before the House.
June 4, 1973
"... the rules... do not prohibit a Parliamentary Secretary from asking a question or from replying to one... [W]e have had the practice for some years in both instances... [T]he Standing Orders...
The Speaker's ruling confirms that established House practice allows Parliamentary Secretaries to participate in asking and answering questions.
May 29, 1973
It is "difficult to agree with the proposition that so-called unparliamentary language would be irregular when it refers to the conduct or statements of Members inside the House, but that the same...
The Speaker rules that the prohibition on unparliamentary language applies equally to a Member's conduct and statements made both inside and outside the House.
May 15, 1973
The agreement among the House Leaders puts aside the request for a debate under Standing Order 26. "In view of the fact that there is to be a debate on this question this evening", there is no...
The Speaker denied a request for an emergency debate because a separate debate on the same topic was already scheduled by the House Leaders.
May 14, 1973
Rules of Debate / Miscellaneous May 14, 1973 Debates p. 3726 Background During second reading debate on Bill C-2, an Act to amend the Criminal Code, Mr. Reynolds (Burnaby-Richmond-Delta) sought to...
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April 11, 1973
If there is fault to be found with the wording of the report, it would be found in the passage which reads "... and to take steps immediately to enter into negotiations with the Indian people with...
A Speaker's ruling amends a committee report's wording from an improper instruction to a procedurally correct recommendation.
April 10, 1973
It is a fundamental principle of the parliamentary system that financial initiative belongs to the Crown. A long-established practice of this House is that committee recommendations requiring...
The Speaker rules that committee reports cannot directly mandate government spending and must use specific wording to respect the financial initiative of the Crown.
April 2, 1973
A request under this Standing Order provides for "an open-ended debate with no motion before the House except the motion to adjourn". In view of the importance and interest in this matter it would...
The Speaker grants a borderline request for an emergency debate, giving the Member the benefit of the doubt due to the topic's importance.