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April 23, 1975
"No amendment can exceed the terms of [a Royal Recommendation] regardless of by whom it is moved, and no action taken by the House, by any Member of the House, by any standing committee, and least...
The Speaker rules that amendments cannot exceed a Royal Recommendation and the Chair cannot unilaterally send a bill back to committee.
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.
February 11, 1975
Amendments and Subamendments to Motions / Subamendment Relevant to Amendment February 11, 1975 Journals p. 286 Debates pp. 3121-2 Background During debate on an amendment proposed to the second...
The Speaker ruled a subamendment out of order because it was not strictly relevant to the main amendment.
December 13, 1974
Amendments to Motions on Progress of Bills / Second Reading December 13, 1974 Journals p. 195 Debates pp. 2250-1 Background During debate on the second reading of Bill C-25, an Act to protect...
The provided text indicates the 'Second reading' stage of a bill, not a Speaker's ruling.
November 28, 1974
The fact that the amendment would appear to add a totally new clause to the definition section, which in turn would add a totally new principle to the application of the bill as a whole, offends...
A Speaker's ruling deems an amendment inadmissible for introducing a new principle beyond the scope of the bill.
April 2, 1974
Amendments to the Content of Bills / Report Stage April 2, 1974 Journals p. 90 Debates pp. 1101-2 Background On April 1, as the House proceeded to the report stage consideration of Bill C-5, an...
A ruling that an amendment is out of order because it is equivalent to a direct negative of the bill.
April 1, 1974
Rules of Debate / Relevance April 1, 1974 Debates p. 1039 Background During report stage consideration of Bill C-5, an Act to authorize the provision of moneys to meet certain capital expenditures...
The provided text 'Report stage' is a procedural label indicating a stage of the legislative process, not a Speaker's Ruling.
March 26, 1974
"Parliament cannot legislate by Estimates", but this particular vote in the Estimates does not seek to amend an act or "to establish a legislative principle". It is difficult to see how this is...
A ruling confirms an item in the Estimates is procedurally valid as it does not improperly attempt to legislate by amending an act or establishing a legislative principle.
December 10, 1973
A notice of opposition "should not include argument and should not attempt indirectly to reduce an item which is not actually before the House", At this point in the proceedings there can be no...
The Speaker clarifies that a notice of opposition cannot contain arguments or indirectly amend an item not yet before the House for debate.