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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 20, 1975
Amendments cannot propose the spending of money without the benefit of a Royal Recommendation. Not even the unanimous consent of the House would be sufficient to overcome the objection. Amendments...
This ruling confirms that amendments are inadmissible if they propose new spending without a Royal Recommendation or go beyond the scope of the bill to amend its parent Act.
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.
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 25, 1975
An amendment to control government spending is beyond the scope of a bill intended to control wages and prices. Such an amendment cannot be offered to the clause relating to the application of the bill.
The Speaker ruled an amendment inadmissible because its subject (government spending) was beyond the scope of the bill it sought to amend (wage and price controls).
October 16, 1975
"The fact is that Clause 22 of the bill deals with the collection of statistics and with various aspects of reporting facts and figures. It does not in any way deal with penalties."
The Speaker ruled an amendment out of order because it was not relevant to the clause of the bill it sought to amend.
October 16, 1975
The motion exceeds the scope of the bill in several relevant particulars, notably in referring to clauses of statutes not currently before the House. The Chair considers it "repulsive to any Act...
The Chair ruled an amendment out of order because it exceeded the scope of the bill by referencing external statutes.
July 11, 1975
The first part of the motion seems to be redundant because it states that the Canadian Bill of Rights applies to this bill. The Bill of Rights always applies unless it is explicitly stated in the...
A Speaker's ruling finds a report stage amendment out of order for exceeding the scope of the bill by attempting to interpret the Canadian Bill of Rights.
July 2, 1975
The two amendments propose a fundamental variation from the principle of the bill, which is to establish a Crown corporation. These amendments "would set up a corporation which is not a Crown...
The Speaker ruled amendments inadmissible at report stage for contradicting the fundamental principle of the bill.