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December 20, 1973
The Standing Orders provide for a substantive proposition to be considered by the House. This cannot be done, however, by way of a recommendation from a committee studying a bill. "... there is no...
This ruling establishes that a committee studying a bill can only report the bill itself, with any changes being formal amendments, not separate recommendations.
December 19, 1973
"... difficulties which come up in committee, to the extent they are procedural difficulties, ought to be settled there rather than in the House". The Member's motion, which does not refer the...
The Speaker ruled that a Member's motion on committee business was a substantive motion requiring 48-hours' notice, not a question of privilege.
December 6, 1973
The Chair would be remiss if it allowed a report on Estimates to be considered as part of the business of supply at any time other than an allotted day. If the report "has any validity at all, it...
The Chair rules that committee reports on the Estimates must be considered only on an allotted day as part of the business of supply.
June 18, 1973
"Prior to 1968 the Committee of Supply could consider, reject, reduce and adopt Estimates, but the ultimate concurrence in the Estimates rested in the House after report from Committee of Supply....
A ruling clarifying that the House of Commons, not standing committees, holds the ultimate power of concurrence for government Estimates.
April 11, 1973
If there is fault to be found with the wording of the report, it would be found in the passage which reads "... and to take steps immediately to enter into negotiations with the Indian people with...
A Speaker's ruling amends a committee report's wording from an improper instruction to a procedurally correct recommendation.
March 27, 1973
Amendments to Motions on Progress of Bills / Third Reading March 27, 1973 Journals p. 219 Debates p. 2679 Background During debate on the motion for third reading of Bill C-147, an Act to amend...
A motion to recommit a bill is procedurally out of order if its instructions propose amendments that are beyond the bill's original scope.
March 27, 1973
Amendments to Motions on Progress of Bills / Third Reading March 27, 1973 Journals p. 219 Debates p. 2666 Background During debate on the motion for third reading of BillC-147, an Act to amend the...
Analysis based on title only, as full ruling text was not provided; concerns a motion to recommit a bill for being beyond scope and the Royal Recommendation.
March 2, 1973
The actual words used in the newspaper article are "purveyor of hatred against the Government". This puts a somewhat different slant on the news story, and on the offending statement itself. It is...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege, ruling that a public servant's derogatory remarks about a Member were improper but not a prima facie breach.
February 15, 1973
This issue is obviously of continuing concern to Members as is evidenced by the several requests which the Chair has already turned down. It is necessary, however, to take into account the fact...
The Speaker denied a request for an emergency debate, citing that the matter was already before a committee and other debate opportunities were available.
January 25, 1973
Amendments to Motions on Progress of Bills / Second Reading January 25, 1973 Journals pp. 69-70 Debates p. 667 Background During the debate on the motion for second reading of Bill C-124, an Act...
The provided text is a title for the procedural action of referring the subject-matter of a topic to a committee for study.