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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.
October 20, 1970
Rules of Debate / Miscellaneous October 20, 1970 Debates pp. 402-3 Background During debate on the Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne, Mr. Winch (Vancouver East) raised a question of...
The provided text 'Reflections on a vote' is a title and not a Speaker's ruling, making a procedural analysis impossible.
October 16, 1970
The proposed amendment involves an entirely new proposition and on this basis is not acceptable. Furthermore, Members who wish to express their disapproval of a motion should vote against it,...
The Speaker ruled an amendment out of order because it was a direct negative of the main motion and introduced a new proposition.
October 7, 1970
The question of privilege seems to "have been raised prematurely in that the Standing Committee on Regional Development has not met for several months and will not meet again in this session. The...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege concerning a member's conduct, ruling it was premature and improperly framed as a general reflection rather than a specific charge.
October 6, 1970
The Standing Orders clearly state that a committee report cannot be considered by the House until 48 hours have elapsed following its presentation. This is a relatively new standing order...
The Speaker clarifies that the 48-hour notice period for a committee report can be satisfied over a weekend.
June 22, 1970
"... the decisions taken by commissions while carrying out their normal functions should not constitute matters for urgent discussion." It must also be taken into account that the problem itself...
A request for an emergency debate was denied because the matter concerned a commission's normal functions and had been previously discussed.
June 19, 1970
Even if a section of the parent act is indirectly before the House through a subclause of the bill and even if the Royal Recommendation refers to this section, this does not mean that the section...
This ruling establishes that legislative amendments must be strictly relevant to the bill being debated and cannot be used to alter the parent act.
June 18, 1970
Government business is not reached until Orders of the Day are called. There is no conflict with the proceedings on supply even though Members anticipate that it may cause problems in the future....
The Speaker confirms that a motion properly moved during Routine Proceedings is procedurally acceptable, even if it might conflict with a future supply day.
June 15, 1970
The investigation that the motion proposes may not be initiated by way of a question of privilege. A number of recent precedents indicates that motions proposing a study of the circumstances...
The Speaker ruled that motions to investigate information leaks must be introduced as substantive motions, not as questions of privilege.
June 11, 1970
Motions in amendment or new clauses creating public charges cannot be proposed if a money resolution or ways and means resolution has not been passed. Furthermore, charges that are not covered by...
The Speaker ruled that amendments creating a new public charge are out of order unless authorized by a Royal Recommendation, upholding the financial initiative of the Crown.