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December 15, 1988
The Speaker: Honourable Members will recall that yesterday afternoon I entertained extensive argument with respect to the motion standing under Government Order No. 1 for today. There were two...
The Speaker rules that a government motion to suspend Standing Orders is procedurally in order, as the House has the authority to alter its own rules by a majority vote.
May 16, 1985
The only object of Standing Order 36 is to define which motions are debatable; it does not dictate their placement on the Order Paper. The Standing Orders are silent about how a motion for time...
This ruling clarifies that the government has the discretion to place time allocation motions under 'Government Notices of Motions' as the Standing Orders do not specify their placement.
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.
February 13, 1979
Motions without Notice Proposed under Standing Order 43 / Application of the Rule February 13, 1979 Debates, pp. 3164-6 Background On October 26, 1978, Mr. Hnatyshyn (Saskatoon—Biggar) rose on a...
The provided text 'Application of the rule' is too short and incomplete to be analyzed as a Speaker's Ruling.
December 19, 1973
"... difficulties which come up in committee, to the extent they are procedural difficulties, ought to be settled there rather than in the House". The Member's motion, which does not refer the...
The Speaker ruled that a Member's motion on committee business was a substantive motion requiring 48-hours' notice, not a question of privilege.
December 1, 1971
In this case the provisions of the Standing Orders do not require a 48-hour written notice. The Standing Orders further state that a Minister who has given notice of an intention to do so, may...
The Speaker confirms that a time allocation motion does not require 48-hour written notice under the Standing Orders.
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.
April 20, 1967
The motion in question is a time allocation motion and the notice of motion was given by a Minister orally at an earlier sitting. The provisional Standing Order "not only dispenses with the...
A ruling explaining that a Minister's oral notice for a time allocation motion bypasses the standard 48-hour notice requirement.