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April 18, 1967
Once an order has been called by the Government, the only way the House could proceed with the Member's motion would be by suspending, with unanimous consent, the provisions of the relevant...
The Speaker rules that during Government Orders, only the Government House Leader can introduce motions on House business unless unanimous consent is given to suspend the rules.
January 30, 1967
A motion for the temporary suspension of a rule requires notice under the Standing Orders. In addition, any motion dealing with the business of the House should be introduced, after due notice, by...
The Speaker ruled that motions to suspend rules or manage House business require prior notice and should be introduced by the Government House Leader.
October 12, 1966
"It is only in extreme circumstances that an adjournment is granted... It may well be that this is a type of business on which there should be an adjournment", but there is before the Chair a...
The Speaker ruled that a matter of privilege cannot be debated via an immediate adjournment and must instead be placed on the Order Paper as a motion.
May 10, 1966
In order to constitute a breach of privilege, the libel must be based on matters arising from the actual transaction of the business of the House. Since this is not the case in this situation,...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege because the alleged libel did not relate to House business and was not raised at the earliest opportunity.
March 31, 1966
Rules of Debate / Relevance March 31, 1966 Debates pp. 3676-7 Background During Private Members' Business, the House resumed the debate on a motion by Mr. Orlikow (Winnipeg North), moved on...
Analysis failed as the provided text is a procedural term, not a Speaker's Ruling.
March 29, 1966
Although the House may proceed from one item of business to another within the same type of order, Standing Orders do not allow a motion that the House move from an item in one type of order (in...
A motion to switch from Government Orders to Private Members' Business is out of order as it is a substantive motion requiring notice.
March 10, 1966
The motion to adjourn is a superseding motion and it can only be moved when there is something before the House. At the moment, there is nothing before the House. Moreover, a Member cannot rise...
A Speaker's ruling clarifies that a conditional motion to adjourn is a substantive motion requiring notice and cannot be moved as a superseding motion when no business is before the House.