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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 17, 1975
Because this is the second request and because the situation has not changed substantially since the first application was made five days before, the Chair ought not to resist further the...
The Speaker grants a second request for an emergency debate, citing the persistence of the application.
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.
October 23, 1975
Considering the purpose of the bill, it is clear that this is not the proper subject matter of a public law nor an alteration of the general law. It is an alteration or exception for one person of...
The Speaker ruled a bill improper as a public bill because its subject matter, creating a legal exception for one person, is appropriate only for a private bill.
October 22, 1975
Although "the House guards the confidentiality of draft reports at this stage of a committee's proceedings and the publication of such a report would raise the strongest suggestion that some act...
The Speaker denied a motion for one committee to investigate a joint committee's leaked report, ruling it procedurally irregular and lacking a specific allegation of misconduct.
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.
June 4, 1975
The strict definition of parliamentary privilege should not be expanded to include controversies as to facts, opinions or conclusions. These are matters for debate; they are not questions of...
This ruling establishes that disagreements over facts are matters for debate, not privilege, and that a specific charge is required to raise a question of privilege against a Member.
June 3, 1975
Amendments to the Content of Bills / Report Stage June 3, 1975 Journals p. 597 Debates pp. 6407-8 Background As the House was proceeding to the report stage consideration of Bill C-50, an Act to...
A ruling affirming the principle that amendments infringing on the financial initiative of the Crown by proposing new or increased spending without a royal recommendation are out of order.
May 30, 1975
The petition was read when it was presented. "[A] representation that an existing law which has been under consideration by the House in various ways and which... will be looked into by a...
This ruling establishes that Members of Parliament, not external petitions, are the proper channel for proposing amendments to law already under consideration by the House.