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March 2, 1982
It may be that the House should accept rules or guidelines as to the form and content of omnibus bills, but in that case the House, and not the Speaker, must make those rules. Therefore, on the...
The Speaker ruled that the Chair lacks the authority to divide or reject an omnibus bill, as only the House can set rules for the form and content of legislation.
July 13, 1981
Where a bill, as introduced, does not contain a preamble, it is not competent for a committee to introduce one. The same rules apply at report stage. As for the headings of the various parts of a...
This ruling establishes that committees cannot add a preamble to a bill if one was not present at introduction, nor can they amend bill headings.
April 7, 1981
Amendments to the Content of Bills / Report Stage April 7, 1981 Journals p. 1671 Debates p. 9052 Background During report stage consideration of Bill C-42, An Act to establish the Canada Post...
This is not a ruling but a description of the constitutional principle that reserves the right to initiate financial legislation to the Crown (the government).
March 31, 1981
Only the House can decide whether to discontinue or not to initiate a debate. Whatever the practice followed, the sub judice convention does not apply when studying bills, that is while the House...
The Speaker ruled that the sub judice convention does not prevent the House from debating legislative matters, including constitutional resolutions, even if the subject is before the courts.
January 19, 1981
Prior to 1975, it was the practice to include a borrowing authority in the supply bill. Subsequently, borrowing authority has been granted by means of separate legislation. As specific notice for...
A ruling that borrowing authority provisions were struck from a supply bill because they lacked the required separate notice, contrary to modern practice.
December 15, 1980
The Standing Orders clearly stipulate that no bill may be introduced in either blank or an imperfect shape. Since the bill in question had not been drafted, it was therefore not ready for...
A bill cannot be introduced until it is fully drafted, as the Standing Orders prohibit the introduction of bills in an "imperfect shape".
June 6, 1980
Questions Related to Content of Bills / Miscellaneous June 6, 1980 Journals pp. 244-5 Debates pp. 1862-3 Background During the period set aside for consideration of Private Members' Business, Mr....
The provided text is a title or concept related to the financial initiative of the Crown, not a complete Speaker's Ruling.
October 24, 1979
Since it is not possible for the Chair to examine each bill closely, the Speaker proposed to follow recent practice and, with the unanimous consent of the House, to allow the introduction and...
The Speaker will allow first reading of private members' bills with unanimous consent but will review them for procedural defects before second reading.
October 23, 1979
Amendments to Motions on Progress of Bills / Second Reading October 23, 1979 Journals p. 100 Debates pp. 537-9 Background During debate at second reading on Bill C-10, an Act to provide for...
The provided text 'Second reading' is a procedural heading indicating a stage of debate on a bill, not a Speaker's ruling.
March 20, 1979
Precedence and Sequence of Business / Private Members' Business, Public Bills March 20, 1979 Journals pp. 549-53 Debates pp. 4345-7 Background On March 16, 1979 as the House was proceeding to...
The topic concerns public bills under the procedural heading of Private Members' Business.