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February 18, 1976
Previous motions on this issue had made reference to the necessity of amending the anti-inflation legislation. The Chair took the position that such amendments ought to be sought in other ways....
The Speaker granted a request for an emergency debate on a Canadian Labour Congress decision, deeming it an important and urgent matter linked to legislation before the House.
December 16, 1975
Amendments to the Content of Bills / Report Stage December 16, 1975 Journals p. 943 Debates pp. 10073-4 Background At the report stage of Bill C-69, an Act to amend the Unemployment Insurance Act,...
The Speaker ruled amendments inadmissible because they infringed on the Crown's financial initiative and were beyond the scope of the bill.
December 15, 1975
Amendments to the Content of Bills / Report Stage December 15, 1975 Journals pp. 935, 937 Debates pp. 10006, 10022 Background As consideration of the report stage of Bill C-69, an Act to amend the...
A ruling clarifying that private members' amendments cannot increase spending or alter the purpose of a financial measure due to the principle of the financial initiative of the Crown.
October 22, 1975
Although "the House guards the confidentiality of draft reports at this stage of a committee's proceedings and the publication of such a report would raise the strongest suggestion that some act...
The Speaker denied a motion for one committee to investigate a joint committee's leaked report, ruling it procedurally irregular and lacking a specific allegation of misconduct.
June 3, 1975
Amendments to the Content of Bills / Report Stage June 3, 1975 Journals p. 597 Debates pp. 6407-8 Background As the House was proceeding to the report stage consideration of Bill C-50, an Act to...
A ruling affirming the principle that amendments infringing on the financial initiative of the Crown by proposing new or increased spending without a royal recommendation are out of order.
April 25, 1975
Content of Bills / Infringing on Financial Initiative of the Crown April 25, 1975 Journals p. 488 Debates pp. 5231-2 Background On a motion for second reading of Bill C-235, an Act to amend the...
The Speaker ruled a private Member's bill out of order for infringing on the financial initiative of the Crown by proposing a new public expenditure without a Royal Recommendation.
April 14, 1975
Questions / Oral Questions April 14, 1975 Journals pp. 439-41 Debates pp. 4762-4 Background On April 7, 1975, an experiment in procedure, designating a fixed time for the Question Period, began....
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April 10, 1975
Amendments to the Content of Bills / Report Stage April 10, 1975 Journals pp. 429-30 Debates pp. 4703-4 Background During debate at the report stage of Bill C-13, an Act to amend the Northern...
The provided text is a topic heading about the acceptability of amendments to motions and is not a specific Speaker's Ruling.
April 10, 1975
Amendments to the Content of Bills / Report Stage April 10, 1975 Journals p. 431 Debates p. 4709 Background On March 26, at the beginning of debate at the report stage of Bill C-13, an Act to...
The Speaker ruled an amendment out of order because it was found to be irrelevant to the bill and beyond its established scope.
April 8, 1975
Content of Bills / Infringing on Financial Initiative of the Crown April 8, 1975 Journals pp. 420-1 Debates p. 4615 Background Prior to allowing debate on the second reading motion of Bill C-234,...
The Speaker ruled a private Member's bill out of order for infringing on the financial initiative of the Crown by proposing an expenditure without a royal recommendation.