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November 9, 1978
Content of Bills / Infringing on Financial Initiative of the Crown November 9, 1978 Journals pp. 130-3 Debates pp. 975-7 Background As the House was about to proceed to the second reading...
The Speaker ruled a private Member's bill out of order for infringing on the financial initiative of the Crown by proposing spending without a Royal Recommendation.
October 31, 1977
A key concept in considering a motion moved under Standing Order 26 is that of emergency which can apply to a sudden occurrence or an unexpected event. It can apply also to "the sudden and...
The Speaker rules that the sub judice convention does not apply to an investigatory commission, thus permitting an emergency debate on the matter.
December 9, 1975
Since a supply bill is concurred in without debate and without amendment, the strictest interpretation of the rules has to be applied to all clauses of the bill, that is to say, that all clauses...
The Speaker ruled that borrowing authority clauses are not permitted in supply bills based on supplementary estimates, as all clauses must strictly relate to the estimates being approved.
November 14, 1975
While there are rules restricting anticipation and the reconsideration of questions already determined by the House, it is nonetheless true that in the matter of Supply Day motions, the...
The Speaker ruled that the opposition's broad prerogative on a Supply Day allows for a debate that might otherwise be ruled out of order for anticipating a bill.
June 26, 1975
In the past there has been a restriction against anticipating Orders of the Day in the Question Period. During the budget debate and the debate on the Address, however, there has been a relaxation...
The Speaker clarifies that the rule against anticipating Orders of the Day is relaxed during major debates, permitting related questions during Question Period at the Chair's discretion.
November 16, 1974
The precedents "tend to establish in the main that statements made outside the House, or documents published elsewhere, ought not to be used for the purpose of questioning statements made in this...
The Speaker rules that disputes over facts or statements made outside Parliament are matters for debate, not questions of privilege.
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.
September 20, 1973
In interpreting the rule of anticipation, the Chair "should have regard to the probability of the matter being brought before the House within a reasonable time... [T]he probability of resuming...
The Chair rules that the rule of anticipation does not apply to an interrupted Government Order because its potential return for debate is controlled by the government and thus remains probable.
May 29, 1973
It is "difficult to agree with the proposition that so-called unparliamentary language would be irregular when it refers to the conduct or statements of Members inside the House, but that the same...
The Speaker rules that the prohibition on unparliamentary language applies equally to a Member's conduct and statements made both inside and outside the House.
May 14, 1973
Rules of Debate / Miscellaneous May 14, 1973 Debates p. 3726 Background During second reading debate on Bill C-2, an Act to amend the Criminal Code, Mr. Reynolds (Burnaby-Richmond-Delta) sought to...
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