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November 2, 1989
Mr. Speaker: Before I call orders of the day, I have an important point of order to respond to raised by the honourable Member for New Westminster—Burnaby on October 20 and again on October 26....
The Speaker defines the test for when Private Members' Bills are 'substantially the same' under Standing Order 86(5), ruling that bills with the same purpose but different means are distinct.
July 11, 1988
Mr. Speaker: I want to bring to the attention of honourable Members that on Friday last there was some discussion in this Chamber as to a certain action taken by the other place, and for those...
The Speaker rules that the Senate infringed the privileges of the House of Commons by unilaterally splitting a money bill and invites the House to assert its rights.
September 29, 1987
The Speaker: Honourable Members will recall that several months ago, there was some discussion about altering the form of Routine Proceedings by eliminating the necessity under Motions and Bills...
The Speaker implements a new, more efficient procedure for Routine Proceedings by no longer reading the entire list of names from the Order Paper for motions and bills.
January 26, 1987
The Speaker: Before I call Orders of the Day, I have a ruling to make arising out of the debate which occurred on Friday, January 23, 1987. The honourable Member for Windsor West rose on a point...
The Speaker ruled that a blank space and incorrect date in a bill were correctable clerical errors, not fatal flaws, and ordered the Clerk to alter the bill.
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.
January 15, 1973
It is not practical or possible for the Chair to review the provisions of each of the public bills. Unanimous consent is therefore sought to allow the introduction and first reading of the bills,...
The Speaker seeks unanimous consent to introduce public bills, deferring the review of their procedural regularity until before second reading.
November 10, 1969
Although the Standing Orders provide for the introduction of bills during Routine Proceedings, they do not allow for a motion to empower a committee to draw up a bill, nor is there any precedent...
The Speaker ruled a private member's motion to have a committee draft a bill out of order as it was procedurally unprecedented and exceeded the member's notice limit.
April 25, 1966
It is not the responsibility of the Speaker to give a decision upon a constitutional or legal question. The Chair does have the duty, however, to determine whether the bill interferes with the...
The Speaker ruled that a Private Member's bill on pardons could be introduced as it did not procedurally infringe on the royal prerogative at this stage.