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February 11, 1985
Rules of Debate - Order and Decorum / Right of Reply February 11, 1985 Debates pp. 2219-20 Background On February 11, 1985, the House resumed consideration of the motion that Bill C-20 (Act to...
The provided text is not a Speaker's Ruling and is insufficient for analysis.
December 19, 1984
The House, which is master of its procedure, made a decision on the matter. Had the Member been present during this proceeding, he could have denied unanimous consent to consider the motion....
The Speaker denied a point of order because it was not raised in a timely manner, affirming that objections must be made when an event occurs, not on a subsequent day.
December 14, 1984
A committee may only consider those matters which have been referred to it by the House, and must report to the House in order to seek a broadening of its order of reference. It is certain that...
A ruling confirming that parliamentary committees are strictly bound by their orders of reference from the House and cannot self-task or direct other committees.
December 10, 1984
There are two principles which are central to the traditions of the House concerning motions put forward for debate on Supply days. The first is that an amendment must not change the direction or...
Speaker rules an amendment to a Supply motion out of order for radically changing the subject of debate.
November 28, 1984
Amendments to Motions on the Progress of Bills / Second Reading November 28, 1984 Debates p. 707 Background During the debate at second reading of Bill C-11 (Borrowing Authority Act, 1984-85), two...
Analysis failed: The provided text 'Reasoned amendments' is a procedural concept, not a Speaker's Ruling.
November 20, 1984
In Canadian and British precedent there is no clear answer to the admissibility of a petition signed by both Canadian citizens and non-Canadians not resident in Canada. In October 1983 a petition...
The Speaker allowed a petition signed by both Canadians and foreigners to be received by unanimous consent, referring the general procedural issue to a committee.
November 14, 1984
The Minister may have referred to or paraphrased the document, but he did not quote from it. A document referred to need not be tabled unless it is quoted from or specifically used to influence...
A ruling clarifying that a document referred to, but not quoted from, during Question Period does not need to be tabled.
June 18, 1984
Rules of Debate - Order and Decorum / Miscellaneous June 18, 1984 Debates pp. 4736-7 Background During report stage consideration of Bill C-9, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act, Mr....
The Speaker affirms the parliamentary rule that a Member may only speak once to any given motion.
June 13, 1984
Beauchesne and precedents of the House dictate that a committee of the House, whose order of reference is a bill, has no authority to report anything to the House except the bill itself.. Sources...
This ruling establishes that a committee studying a bill is only permitted to report the bill itself back to the House.
May 29, 1984
Rules of Debate - Order and Decorum / Miscellaneous May 29, 1984 Debates pp. 4175-6 Background When the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business, Mr. Baker...
The Speaker ruled a motion out of order as it violated the 'same question' rule by being substantially similar to a bill already decided in the same session.