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March 24, 1983
The aim in reading these documents is to give sufficient information to the Chair and to the House upon which to make a decision. If the information transmitted during interventions is sufficient,...
A ruling clarifying that for a question of privilege, a summary of supporting documents is sufficient and the entire matter, not just the documents, is what is referred to committee.
March 10, 1983
Questions Related to Content of Bills / Ways and Means Motion March 10, 1983 Debates pp. 23629-30 Background On March 3, at the start of consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bill C-139, An...
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March 7, 1983
Precedence and Sequence of Business / Time Allocation Motion March 7, 1983 Debates pp. 23510-1 Background During Routine Proceedings, under "Motions", Mr. Cosgrove (Minister of State for Finance)...
The provided text 'Notice of motion' is a procedural term, not a Speaker's ruling.
February 9, 1983
Rules of Debate / Miscellaneous February 9, 1983 Debates pp. 22682-5 Background During the debate on the motion by Mr. Beatty (Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe) for second reading of Bill C-667, An Act...
The provided text is a topic heading about the 'previous question' and is not a Speaker's Ruling.
February 1, 1983
This matter has been raised a number of times in the past and could undoubtedly be discussed again in another context. Furthermore, since there is no indication in the hon. Member's notice as to...
The Speaker denied a request for an emergency debate, ruling it lacked urgency and was improperly framed as a non-confidence motion.
December 21, 1982
Since the Chair has consistently defined "genuine emergency" as a sudden occurence, the condition has not been met in this case, even though the text of the agreement has been agreed upon and the...
The Speaker denied a request for an emergency debate on Cruise missile testing, ruling it was not a sudden occurrence and other debate opportunities existed.
December 16, 1982
A point of order must be raised as soon as possible when the House sits. However, the House had been adjourned until the next day, before the Speaker knew that the Member was trying to raise a...
A ruling clarifying that a point of order raised after the House has adjourned must be deferred to the next sitting if permission to hear it is refused.
December 16, 1982
The important aspect is the declaration by the Speaker concerning the fate of a motion and not whether or not the announcement of the result by the Clerk is heard by all Members. The Clerk did...
A ruling clarifying that a vote's outcome is finalized by the Speaker's declaration, not by whether all members heard the Clerk's announcement.
June 2, 1982
The report that the Canadian dollar has reached an historic low in comparison to the American dollar does not alter the fact that the problem is of a continuing nature and not in the nature of a...
The Speaker denied a request for an emergency debate on the Canadian dollar, ruling the issue was an ongoing problem and not a sudden crisis.
March 18, 1982
Precedence and Sequence of Business / Superseding Motion March 18, 1982 Debates pp. 15555-7 Background On March 2, immediately after Government orders were called, the Speaker rendered her...
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