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February 17, 1970
The objection raised by the Member deals with the content of the report, which cannot be commented on when the report is presented. This can be done only on a motion in reference to the report....
A ruling clarifying that objections to a committee report's content are only permissible during the debate on a concurrence motion, not during the report's initial presentation.
February 13, 1970
A Member may "move as an amendment to the question a resolution declaratory of some principle adverse to, or differing from, the principles, policy, or provisions of the bill, or expressing...
A ruling clarifying that reasoned amendments moved at second reading must be adverse to the principle of the underlying bill.
July 7, 1969
The rule of anticipation becomes operative only when one of two similar motions on the Order Paper is actually proceeded with. If the motion respecting the committee report had been moved, it...
The Speaker ruled that a Minister's motion could proceed because the rule of anticipation only applies if a similar, preceding motion on the Order Paper has actually been moved.
May 15, 1969
The requested document appears to have been tabled in the House as a return to a notice of motion for the production of papers. The problem seems to involve the description of the document. "It is...
The Speaker ruled that a dispute over the adequacy of a document tabled in response to a motion for production of papers is a matter for debate, not a point of order for the Chair to decide.
December 10, 1968
"... Members have indicated quite clearly... that there is a prima facie case of privilege and that it is the type of question which might be sent to committee." There may be a difficulty in...
The Speaker finds a prima facie question of privilege concerning the accuracy of a committee report, allowing the matter to be referred for committee investigation.
November 5, 1968
Several committees have been meeting recently at the same time, thereby straining the services of the House. It would hardly contribute to solving the problem, however, to suspend the work of all...
The Speaker states that despite simultaneous committee meetings straining House services, suspending all committees is not a viable solution.
May 3, 1967
"Generally speaking... it is irregular to refer to the proceedings or the evidence taken in a committee." It might well be that the procedure followed in the committee was not exactly in...
The Speaker ruled that procedural issues arising in a committee must be resolved within that committee and cannot be appealed to the House.
October 12, 1966
This question has been raised several times during the present session. In this instance the decision must be made not on the question of whether there is a prima facie case of privilege, but as...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege because it was not raised at the earliest possible opportunity.
May 10, 1966
"... this would be a very unusual, indeed unique, practice", since the Standing Orders provide that all private bills be automatically referred to certain committees. The Standing Orders are being...
The Speaker clarifies that referring a private bill to the Committee of the Whole is a unique practice requiring the suspension of Standing Orders.