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November 22, 2001
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on a point of order raised by the hon. Member for St. Albert on Thursday, November 1, 2001, relating to two items in the Supplementary Estimates: Vote 10 for...
The Speaker ruled that the government spent funds without proper parliamentary supply authority but allowed the related Supplementary Estimates to proceed, urging corrective action.
November 25, 1997
The Speaker: Colleagues, I am now ready to rule on a point of order raised by the honourable member for St. Albert on Monday, November 24, 1997. At that time the honourable member raised a point...
The Speaker denied a point of order alleging that items in the Estimates were legislating, ruling that the votes were procedurally in order as they did not amend existing statutes.
March 20, 1991
Mr. Speaker: On Friday, March 8,1991, the honourable Member for Ontario rose on a point of order to object to the inclusion of items in the Supplementary and Main Estimates which would authorize...
The Speaker sustained a point of order, ruling that items in the Estimates cannot be used to create new legislative authority for senators' allowances or authorize multi-year spending.
March 16, 1990
Mr. Speaker: Before commencing debate, I would like to give a ruling which I undertook to do some days ago. During the course of the sitting, Thursday, February 22, 1990, three different Members...
The Speaker denies points of order and a question of privilege concerning the delayed tabling of some Estimates documents and lack of information, finding no breach of rules or privilege occurred.
May 4, 1989
Mr. Speaker: I said a few minutes ago, in response to points of order raised by the honourable Member for(Kingston and the Islands) and the honourable Member for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell (Mr....
The Speaker ruled that he was bound by a Special Order and could not intervene to force debate on a supply bill, even though it bypassed traditional parliamentary scrutiny of government spending.
December 21, 1988
The Chair of Committees of the Whole: I am now ready to rule on the point of order raised by a number of Members. In the point of order raised earlier today, the honourable Member for Kingston and...
The Chair ruled that a closure motion in Committee of the Whole can apply to clauses of a bill that have not yet been debated, based on historical precedents.
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 15, 1987
The Speaker: On September 1, 1987, the honourable Member for Kamloops—Shuswap raised a point of order relating to the circumstances surrounding the taking of a deferred division at six o'clock...
The Speaker rules that while the Whips' convention provides flexibility for division bells, a 30-minute ringing for a 15-minute bell is an unacceptable violation of the Standing Orders that will not be permitted to recur.
June 26, 1973
Questions Related to Content of Bills / Discrepancy June 26, 1973 Journals pp. 436-7 Debates pp. 5094-5 Background On the last allotted day of the supply period ending on June 30, Mr. Nielsen...
Analysis of the procedural concept of a Royal Recommendation, which is required for any bill involving the expenditure of public funds.