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November 9, 1971
"Parliament, by virtue of the Railway Act, has delegated its authority to the Canadian Transport Commission and has established machinery and procedures for the purpose of dealing with...
A request for an emergency debate on a Bell rate increase was denied because authority on the matter had already been delegated by Parliament to the Canadian Transport Commission.
October 28, 1971
When a motion is proposed under Standing Order 43, the urgency of the matter must be indicated and the motion proposed. Members should restrict their comments to the necessity or desirability of...
The Speaker ruled that a motion under Standing Order 43 is improper for debating a member's conduct and therefore refused to seek unanimous consent.
October 4, 1971
Too narrow an interpretation of the authorities cited by Members would place Parliament in an intolerable situation where "the whole legislative process might be stopped simply by the initiation...
The Speaker ruled that the sub judice convention does not apply to bills, preventing legal proceedings from halting the legislative process.
September 27, 1971
"... it is not competent upon any Member on either side of the House to amend a bill substantially by changing the interpretation clause... [A]mendments of a substantive or declaratory nature...
The Speaker ruled an amendment inadmissible because it improperly sought to change an interpretation clause and infringed on the Royal Recommendation.
September 27, 1971
Once passed, the motion in amendment would make possible the payment of an income support grant to fishermen and farmers; the clause to be amended, however, deals exclusively with the provision of...
A ruling that an amendment is out of order for expanding the scope of a financial measure beyond the limits set by the Royal Recommendation.
September 21, 1971
The most recent precedent for the unusual and unused impeachment proceedings existing in the British Parliament dates from 1805, when a judgment in an impeachment case was rendered by the House of...
The Speaker rules that the British procedure of impeachment is not applicable in Canada due to the Senate's lack of judicial power and the procedure's obsolescence.
September 16, 1971
A number of motions made under Standing Order 26 have been rejected because they have been, in essence, motions of censure or non-confidence; this motion, however, refers to the situation of...
The Speaker grants an emergency debate on the situation of western farmers, distinguishing it from non-confidence motions and citing its urgency.
September 15, 1971
The motion is essentially one of censure and, as such, cannot be introduced under the terms of Standing Order 26. However, should Members wish to pursue the matter, they may do so either by...
The Speaker ruled that a censure motion is a substantive motion and cannot be moved under the Standing Order for emergency debates.
September 13, 1971
In many respects the proposed amendment seems to meet some of the requirements for a reasoned amendment. "The most important of those, of course, is that the principle of relevance should govern...
The Speaker accepts a borderline reasoned amendment, cautioning that the leniency shown does not set a future precedent.
September 7, 1971
An amendment moved in the form of a declaratory resolution must respect the principle of relevance. This amendment goes beyond the scope of the bill; accepting it would replace the government bill...
The Speaker ruled an amendment inadmissible because it was not relevant and went beyond the scope of the parent bill.