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December 11, 1969
The amendment contains a new principle since it would lead the Committee of the Whole to suppress a provision in the bill and substitute a new fiscal arrangement. "... the purport of the...
A ruling finding an amendment inadmissible because shifting a tax burden, even if revenue-neutral, infringes on the financial initiative of the Crown.
November 28, 1969
It is difficult to imagine in order any amendment which might be proposed to "this type of very simple and basic motion to the effect that a certain document be referred to a committee". Certainly...
A 1969 ruling establishes that an amendment to a referral motion is out of order if it tries to instruct the committee on matters beyond the motion's scope.
November 12, 1969
A provision in the bill "cannot be construed in any manner except as an amendment to Appropriation Acts, past and future, and bestows the Governor in Council power to dispose of moneys in a manner...
The Speaker ruled a Senate bill inadmissible for infringing on the House of Commons' financial privileges by attempting to amend Appropriation Acts.
July 24, 1969
While the closure rule as it now stands is not without "uncertainty and pitfalls..., all precedents support the view that any amendment or other motion that may be proposed to a main motion comes...
This ruling confirms that a single closure motion applies to a main motion and all of its related amendments.
July 11, 1969
The amendment is restricted exclusively to a reconsideration of Standing Order 75C and is thus very limited. The proposed subamendment goes beyond this by seeking "to do many things, one of them...
A 1969 ruling found a subamendment inadmissible because it went beyond the scope of the original amendment, violating the rule of relevance.
July 7, 1969
The proposed amendment does not suggest that the bill be set aside on the basis of a proposition omitted from the bill; it simply indicates why the bill should not be proceeded with further. The...
The Speaker rules that a proposed amendment is a valid reasoned amendment as it explains why a bill should not proceed.
June 20, 1969
The Member's motion contravenes the principle that every provision may be isolated and dealt with directly at report stage. A complex motion dealing with several clauses of a bill inevitably leads...
The Speaker ruled that a single motion at report stage cannot address multiple clauses and must be divided for clarity.
June 17, 1969
The motion in amendment "proposes an increase in the amount of a loan that may be made under the provisions of the bill... An amendment infringes on the financial initiative of the Crown not only...
A ruling declares an amendment inadmissible for infringing on the financial initiative of the Crown by attempting to increase a loan amount in a bill.
June 5, 1969
Amendments to the Content of Bills / Report Stage
A point of order was raised concerning the rule of relevance, arguing that debate or an amendment was beyond the scope of the bill.
May 12, 1969
Amendments to Motions on Progress of Bills / Third Reading May 12, 1969 Journals p. 1024 Debates pp. 8602, 8605 Background During debate on the motion for third reading of Bill C-150, an Act to...
A ruling on the procedural admissibility of a motion to recommit a bill, focusing on whether the instructions to the committee exceeded the bill's scope.