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May 16, 1966
The amendment is out of order because "it covers more than the terms of reference of the committee in question".
A ruling that an amendment to a committee report was out of order for exceeding the committee's terms of reference.
May 13, 1966
The motion is out of order because it proposes the committal of a bill before second reading, contrary to the Standing Orders. The practice is very clear: "every public bill must be read twice in...
The Speaker ruled a motion out of order for attempting to commit a bill to committee before its second reading, contrary to the Standing Orders.
May 6, 1966
While it is the right of Parliament to impose by its vote the type of condition suggested in this amendment, the proper procedure is by way of substantive motion after notice. "The proposed...
The Speaker ruled an amendment out of order because it introduced a new principle to a resolution, which must instead be done via a substantive motion.
May 3, 1966
The subamendment is not relevant to the amendment; it raises a distinct question which can be considered only on a motion after notice.
A 1966 ruling established that a subamendment is out of order if it is not relevant to the main amendment and introduces a new, distinct question.
May 2, 1966
"... the principle by which we should be guided is that Parliament is supreme: that it is only in extreme cases where... debates are limited in some way, [for example, because] certain questions...
A Speaker's ruling permitting reference in debate to evidence from a royal commission when the matter is collateral to the inquiry's main issue.
April 22, 1966
Rules of Debate / Miscellaneous April 22, 1966 Journals p. 431 Debates p. 4210 Background During debate on the motion that the House resolve itself into Committee of Ways and Means, Mr. Sharp...
Analysis not possible as the provided text 'Right of reply' is a procedural term, not a complete Speaker's Ruling.
March 28, 1966
The Member's proposal "is under the form of an amendment to the main motion rather than a subamendment".
A ruling from March 28, 1966, clarifies that a proposal is out of order if it is framed as a subamendment but is substantively an amendment to the main motion.
February 22, 1966
''A motion opposing second reading of a bill must not anticipate amendments which may be moved in committee." A Member may move an amendment relating to the principle of a bill before the House,...
A ruling clarifying that amendments at second reading must address the bill's principle, not specific clauses which are reserved for committee.
February 18, 1966
Although this practice has been embodied in the rules of the House since 1965, the House should, in general, be guided not so much by the literal construction of the Orders as by what has been its...
The Speaker rules that established House practice allowing smaller party responses to ministerial statements supersedes the literal text of the Standing Orders.
January 24, 1966
"A subamendment should not enlarge upon the scope of the amendment but it should deal with matters that are not covered by the amendment." Many subamendments moved in similar circumstances have...
The Speaker ruled a subamendment out of order for being beyond the scope of the amendment it sought to modify.