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December 15, 1975
Amendments to the Content of Bills / Report Stage December 15, 1975 Journals pp. 935, 937 Debates pp. 10006, 10022 Background As consideration of the report stage of Bill C-69, an Act to amend the...
A ruling clarifying that private members' amendments cannot increase spending or alter the purpose of a financial measure due to the principle of the financial initiative of the Crown.
November 25, 1975
An amendment to control government spending is beyond the scope of a bill intended to control wages and prices. Such an amendment cannot be offered to the clause relating to the application of the bill.
The Speaker ruled an amendment inadmissible because its subject (government spending) was beyond the scope of the bill it sought to amend (wage and price controls).
November 14, 1975
While there are rules restricting anticipation and the reconsideration of questions already determined by the House, it is nonetheless true that in the matter of Supply Day motions, the...
The Speaker ruled that the opposition's broad prerogative on a Supply Day allows for a debate that might otherwise be ruled out of order for anticipating a bill.
October 22, 1975
Although "the House guards the confidentiality of draft reports at this stage of a committee's proceedings and the publication of such a report would raise the strongest suggestion that some act...
The Speaker denied a motion for one committee to investigate a joint committee's leaked report, ruling it procedurally irregular and lacking a specific allegation of misconduct.
October 16, 1975
"The fact is that Clause 22 of the bill deals with the collection of statistics and with various aspects of reporting facts and figures. It does not in any way deal with penalties."
The Speaker ruled an amendment out of order because it was not relevant to the clause of the bill it sought to amend.
October 16, 1975
The motion exceeds the scope of the bill in several relevant particulars, notably in referring to clauses of statutes not currently before the House. The Chair considers it "repulsive to any Act...
The Chair ruled an amendment out of order because it exceeded the scope of the bill by referencing external statutes.
July 25, 1975
The motions asking for a general investigation under the terms of a specialized motion of privilege Jack sufficient merit to be given precedence over other motions; there is nothing to prevent...
The Speaker found a prima facie case of privilege in a specific motion concerning false accusations against a Member, while denying precedence to a more general motion.
July 11, 1975
The first part of the motion seems to be redundant because it states that the Canadian Bill of Rights applies to this bill. The Bill of Rights always applies unless it is explicitly stated in the...
A Speaker's ruling finds a report stage amendment out of order for exceeding the scope of the bill by attempting to interpret the Canadian Bill of Rights.
July 2, 1975
The two amendments propose a fundamental variation from the principle of the bill, which is to establish a Crown corporation. These amendments "would set up a corporation which is not a Crown...
The Speaker ruled amendments inadmissible at report stage for contradicting the fundamental principle of the bill.
June 3, 1975
Amendments to the Content of Bills / Report Stage June 3, 1975 Journals p. 597 Debates pp. 6407-8 Background As the House was proceeding to the report stage consideration of Bill C-50, an Act to...
A ruling affirming the principle that amendments infringing on the financial initiative of the Crown by proposing new or increased spending without a royal recommendation are out of order.