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February 11, 1985
Rules of Debate - Order and Decorum / Right of Reply February 11, 1985 Debates pp. 2219-20 Background On February 11, 1985, the House resumed consideration of the motion that Bill C-20 (Act to...
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November 28, 1984
Amendments to Motions on the Progress of Bills / Second Reading November 28, 1984 Debates p. 707 Background During the debate at second reading of Bill C-11 (Borrowing Authority Act, 1984-85), two...
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January 19, 1984
As outlined by Beauchesne, the question "When will the bill be read a second time?" is asked by the Speaker immediately after the House has agreed to the first reading of a bill. The question is...
The Speaker explains that the question about a bill's second reading is a procedural formality to place it on the Order Paper.
January 18, 1984
In normal circumstances if a Bill based on a Ways and Means motion with spending clauses requires a Royal Recommendation, the bill should be placed on the Notice Paper with the Recommendation and...
This ruling explains that a Royal Recommendation must appear on the Notice Paper for 48 hours to meet the notice requirements for bills containing spending clauses.
December 15, 1980
The Standing Orders clearly stipulate that no bill may be introduced in either blank or an imperfect shape. Since the bill in question had not been drafted, it was therefore not ready for...
A bill cannot be introduced until it is fully drafted, as the Standing Orders prohibit the introduction of bills in an "imperfect shape".
October 24, 1979
Since it is not possible for the Chair to examine each bill closely, the Speaker proposed to follow recent practice and, with the unanimous consent of the House, to allow the introduction and...
The Speaker will allow first reading of private members' bills with unanimous consent but will review them for procedural defects before second reading.
March 20, 1979
Precedence and Sequence of Business / Private Members' Business, Public Bills March 20, 1979 Journals pp. 549-53 Debates pp. 4345-7 Background On March 16, 1979 as the House was proceeding to...
The topic concerns public bills under the procedural heading of Private Members' Business.
February 20, 1979
Content of Bills / Infringing on Financial Initiative of the Crown February 20, 1979 Journals pp. 393-5 Debates pp. 3423-5 Background The Chair, having authorized presentation of a number of bills...
The Speaker ruled a private Member's bill out of order for violating the financial initiative of the Crown by proposing a new public expenditure without a royal recommendation.
April 25, 1975
Content of Bills / Infringing on Financial Initiative of the Crown April 25, 1975 Journals p. 488 Debates pp. 5231-2 Background On a motion for second reading of Bill C-235, an Act to amend the...
The Speaker ruled a private Member's bill out of order for infringing on the financial initiative of the Crown by proposing a new public expenditure without a Royal Recommendation.
December 16, 1974
The purpose of first reading is to ensure the undoubted right of any Member to put before the House in the form of a bill his views and opinions and to allow the House an opportunity to study the...
The Speaker permitted a bill's introduction, ruling that a non-material error in its Royal Recommendation was not sufficient grounds to halt the first reading.