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April 23, 1971
Though the effect of the amendment would be to stop proceedings on the bill, the amendment itself does not state an opposition to the principle of the bill, nor does it "indicate [the] reasons why...
The Speaker ruled an amendment to a second reading motion out of order because it set a condition instead of opposing the bill's principle.
March 26, 1971
The duration of a committee sitting is to be determined by a majority of the members then present. While the Speaker is responsible for the officers and clerks of the House, their hours of...
The Speaker denied a member's complaint about long committee sittings, ruling that committees control their own schedules and the proper remedy is to amend the Standing Orders.
February 22, 1971
Reviewing the practice of the House since 1952, the Chair has had "little difficulty in establishing that Committees of the Whole and standing committees have in fact sat concurrently throughout...
The Speaker confirms the long-standing practice, supported by the Standing Orders, that standing committees and Committees of the Whole are permitted to sit concurrently.
January 20, 1971
Amendments to Motions on Progress of Bills / Second Reading January 20, 1971 Journals p. 270 Debates p. 2609 Background During debate on the motion for second reading of Bill C-193, an Act to...
A procedural note indicating the subject matter of a Royal Recommendation was referred to a Committee of the Whole.
January 12, 1971
Committee proceedings are the responsibility of the members of the committee and it is irregular to refer to such proceedings or to the evidence taken in a committee until a report is before the...
The Speaker affirmed that committees are autonomous in their proceedings, including witness selection, and that such internal matters must be resolved by the committee itself, not the House.
November 24, 1970
''A bill such as this one, which deals with individual rights and fundamental freedoms, should be discussed as freely as possible and should be given the benefit of the liberal interpretation of...
The Speaker permits a procedurally questionable third-reading amendment to recommit a bill, citing the bill's focus on rights and the will of the House.
June 18, 1970
Government business is not reached until Orders of the Day are called. There is no conflict with the proceedings on supply even though Members anticipate that it may cause problems in the future....
The Speaker confirms that a motion properly moved during Routine Proceedings is procedurally acceptable, even if it might conflict with a future supply day.
May 4, 1970
"... the only way in which the Standing Order can be operated so as to work and make sense is to have agreement between... representatives of the parties in the House." In this instance, there has...
The Speaker permitted a vaguely worded supply day motion to proceed as a non-confidence vote but warned that future motions must more clearly express non-confidence.
February 11, 1970
As it now stands, any Minister or Parliamentary Secretary to any Minister may answer questions posed during the adjournment proceedings to any Minister. In addition, a Minister may decline to...
The Speaker denied a request for discussion on an unsatisfactory answer during Adjournment Proceedings, citing that Ministers are permitted to decline to answer.
November 20, 1969
Section 54 of the BNA Act applies only to appropriations, not to the imposition of taxes. ''Assuming that the proposed fees are a taxation measure,... proceedings on the bill could continue since...
The Speaker ruled that a bill imposing fees was procedurally sound, whether the fees were considered a tax or an appropriation covered by the Royal Recommendation.