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December 7, 1970
No Member, including a member of the Cabinet, can introduce a public bill that implies the expenditure of public funds without a Royal Recommendation. His Excellency recommended a government bill...
The Speaker ruled that a Royal Recommendation for a withdrawn government bill cannot be transferred to another bill.
October 20, 1970
Since the Chair did not have the opportunity to examine each bill in detail, it is suggested that the House follow the procedure agreed upon in several recent sessions: by unanimous consent, all...
The Speaker outlines a process to grant private Members' bills first reading by consent while deferring scrutiny of procedural defects until before second reading.
June 4, 1970
Amendments to Motions on Progress of Bills / Third Reading June 4, 1970 Journals pp. 937-8 Debates pp. 7737-8 Background During debate on the motion for third reading of Bill C-144, an Act to...
A ruling that a motion to recommit a bill is out of order if its instructions are beyond the bill's established scope.
November 12, 1969
A provision in the bill "cannot be construed in any manner except as an amendment to Appropriation Acts, past and future, and bestows the Governor in Council power to dispose of moneys in a manner...
The Speaker ruled a Senate bill inadmissible for infringing on the House of Commons' financial privileges by attempting to amend Appropriation Acts.
May 12, 1969
Amendments to Motions on Progress of Bills / Third Reading May 12, 1969 Journals p. 1024 Debates pp. 8602, 8605 Background During debate on the motion for third reading of Bill C-150, an Act to...
A ruling on the procedural admissibility of a motion to recommit a bill, focusing on whether the instructions to the committee exceeded the bill's scope.
March 28, 1969
Amendments to the Content of Bills / Report Stage March 28, 1969 Journals pp. 863-4 Debates p. 7265 Background During report stage consideration of Bill C-102, an Act to amend the Patent Act, the...
The Speaker ruled an amendment inadmissible as it was beyond the bill's scope and infringed on the Crown's financial initiative.
November 13, 1967
The bill does not fall within the definition of a money bill which requires that a charge must be new and distinct, and effectively imposed. Any expenditure resulting from the adoption of the bill...
The Speaker ruled that a private member's bill was not a money bill as its expenditures were covered by an existing statute.
May 24, 1966
"... a resolution preceding a bill is not designed for the purpose of explaining the contents of the bill in any detail, but solely for the purpose of giving notice to the House that the...
The Speaker rules that a Ways and Means resolution is sufficient if it states the general purpose of a charge on public funds, not the specific details of the ensuing bill.
May 13, 1966
The motion is out of order because it proposes the committal of a bill before second reading, contrary to the Standing Orders. The practice is very clear: "every public bill must be read twice in...
The Speaker ruled a motion out of order for attempting to commit a bill to committee before its second reading, contrary to the Standing Orders.
May 6, 1966
While it is the right of Parliament to impose by its vote the type of condition suggested in this amendment, the proper procedure is by way of substantive motion after notice. "The proposed...
The Speaker ruled an amendment out of order because it introduced a new principle to a resolution, which must instead be done via a substantive motion.