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September 21, 1971
The most recent precedent for the unusual and unused impeachment proceedings existing in the British Parliament dates from 1805, when a judgment in an impeachment case was rendered by the House of...
The Speaker rules that the British procedure of impeachment is not applicable in Canada due to the Senate's lack of judicial power and the procedure's obsolescence.
September 17, 1971
"... if there is to be further or continued debate on this very important matter, it should not be done under the guise or under the umbrella of a question of privilege." The motion of Mr. Baldwin...
The Speaker ruled that a censure motion cannot be raised as a question of privilege and requires a proper substantive motion.
September 13, 1971
In many respects the proposed amendment seems to meet some of the requirements for a reasoned amendment. "The most important of those, of course, is that the principle of relevance should govern...
The Speaker accepts a borderline reasoned amendment, cautioning that the leniency shown does not set a future precedent.
September 8, 1971
The amendment goes beyond the reference of a subject-matter and departs from well-established form. The House cannot, under the guise of an amendment referring the subject-matter to a committee,...
A ruling that an amendment referring a bill's subject matter to a committee cannot also contain an instruction to study specific clauses before second reading.
June 29, 1971
The proposed motion is out of order because it asks the House to proceed to the point it has already reached. Furthermore, a motion that the Orders of the Day be read is obsolete as a substantive...
The Speaker ruled a motion to proceed to the Orders of the Day out of order as it was redundant and procedurally obsolete as a substantive motion.
June 17, 1971
There is some doubt as to the essence of the matter before the House. Although it appears that the amendment to the motion in amendment is really a new question and might well be presented as a...
The Speaker conditionally allowed a procedurally questionable sub-amendment to be put to the House, pending any strong objections from Members.
June 8, 1971
Rules of Debate / Repetition June 8, 1971 Debates p. 6475 Background On an allotted day, Mr. Lewis (York South) proposed a motion condemning the Government's agricultural policies and recommending...
The term 'Supply day' identifies a day of debate on a topic chosen by an opposition party as part of the government's process for seeking funds.
June 7, 1971
The proposed motion in amendment is in the form of a substantive motion which goes significantly beyond the scope of the bill. Although it does not say so explicitly, it provides in essence that...
The Speaker ruled an amendment out of order for being beyond the scope of the bill and attempting to amend a separate, unrelated Act.
May 28, 1971
Given that committees sometimes study the same question for several weeks, "it would seem to be most impractical for the House to adopt the position that the membership of committees should not be...
The Speaker denied a request to return a committee report, citing the impracticality of freezing membership and the proximity of the Supply deadline.
May 14, 1971
Amendments to Motions on Progress of Bills / Second Reading May 14, 1971 Journals pp. 554-5 Debates pp. 5830-1 Background During debate on the motion for second reading of Bill C-244, an Act...
Analysis impossible as no Speaker's Ruling text was provided, only a title.