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November 9, 1978
Content of Bills / Infringing on Financial Initiative of the Crown November 9, 1978 Journals pp. 130-3 Debates pp. 975-7 Background As the House was about to proceed to the second reading...
The Speaker ruled a private Member's bill out of order for infringing on the financial initiative of the Crown by proposing spending without a Royal Recommendation.
June 29, 1976
"In the final analysis the question reduces itself to whether, when the House pronounced itself upon second reading of the bill, it pronounced itself on a question of principle, and if so, what...
The Speaker ruled that amendments proposed after second reading cannot contradict the fundamental principle of a bill, which in this case was the abolition of capital punishment.
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.
May 15, 1975
The principle of the bill is surely the idea of an increase in salary, and not its increase to a specified level. The amendment therefore, does not express a principle. It could be held to express...
The Speaker ruled an amendment inadmissible at second reading because it did not oppose the bill's core principle.
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.
April 8, 1975
Content of Bills / Infringing on Financial Initiative of the Crown April 8, 1975 Journals pp. 420-1 Debates p. 4615 Background Prior to allowing debate on the second reading motion of Bill C-234,...
The Speaker ruled a private Member's bill out of order for infringing on the financial initiative of the Crown by proposing an expenditure without a royal recommendation.
February 11, 1975
Amendments and Subamendments to Motions / Subamendment Relevant to Amendment February 11, 1975 Journals p. 286 Debates pp. 3121-2 Background During debate on an amendment proposed to the second...
The Speaker ruled a subamendment out of order because it was not strictly relevant to the main amendment.
February 6, 1975
The amendment is a statement of opposition to some parts of the bill rather than an expression of a principle. Even if the amendment could be held to express some principle, it is clearly opposed...
The Speaker ruled an amendment inadmissible at second reading because it only opposed some provisions of the bill, not its entire principle.
December 19, 1974
An amendment at second reading may not introduce a new proposition or a new concept. "An independent commission" is a new concept. The Member's amendment stated explicitly his idea of the subject...
The Speaker ruled an amendment inadmissible at second reading because it introduced a new concept not contained within the principle of the bill.
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.