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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...
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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.
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 14, 1984
The role of the Speaker in relation to report stage is twofold. The Speaker has the power to select motions to be put to the House and he has the power to group motions either for debate or for...
The Speaker rules to group motions to delete clauses with related amending motions at report stage, accepting the arguments of the Member for Burnaby.
June 12, 1984
The presentation of numerous petitions all dealing with the same subject matter can be a very time consuming procedure, and the general practice of the House is for Members to file their petitions...
The Chair rules that to save time, numerous similar petitions should be filed with the Clerk rather than presented orally in the House.
June 8, 1984
"For the purpose of clarifying the rules, to move that a Member be heard there must be a motion before the House and a debate. At the present time there is no motion before the House."
The Speaker ruled that the motion 'that a Member be now heard' is only in order during an active debate on another motion.
June 5, 1984
When the Opposition parties are not in agreement on how to divide the available allotted days between them, the Chair must decide how they are to be split and on what basis the split is to be...
The Speaker rules that the Chair must decide the allocation of Opposition supply days when the parties disagree and appeals to a committee for clearer rules.
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.
May 28, 1984
Rules of Debate - Order and Decorum / Miscellaneous May 28, 1984 Debates pp. 4122-3 Background When the House resumed debate on the Private Members' motion in the name of Mr. Wenman (Fraser Valley...
A ruling clarifying that the mover of a motion speaking a second time constitutes the right of reply and closes debate.
March 30, 1984
The problem has been with the House since the bell-ringing incident of March 1982. The rules and practices of the House do not provide the Speaker with specific guidelines for the handling of...
The Speaker addresses the procedural gap regarding division bell duration, stemming from a 1982 incident, and recommends the House adopt a Standing Order to resolve it.