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April 7, 1981
Amendments to the Content of Bills / Report Stage April 7, 1981 Journals p. 1671 Debates p. 9052 Background During report stage consideration of Bill C-42, An Act to establish the Canada Post...
This is not a ruling but a description of the constitutional principle that reserves the right to initiate financial legislation to the Crown (the government).
December 1, 1980
Under Standing Order 15(2), any Member who is not a Minister of the Crown may move such a motion. That is the only limitation placed on Standing Order 43, and there are many precedents indicating...
The Speaker confirms that Parliamentary Secretaries are allowed to move motions under Standing Order 43 because they are not Ministers of the Crown.
October 23, 1979
Amendments to Motions on Progress of Bills / Second Reading October 23, 1979 Journals p. 100 Debates pp. 537-9 Background During debate at second reading on Bill C-10, an Act to provide for...
The provided text 'Second reading' is a procedural heading indicating a stage of debate on a bill, not a Speaker's ruling.
October 11, 1979
The Speaker: On June 1, 1994, the honourable member for Winnipeg—Transcona raised a point of order concerning the designation of party status for members of the New Democratic Party. I would like...
The Speaker ruled that the House, not the Chair, must decide on granting official party status, but used his discretion to seat the NDP caucus together on the seating plan.
March 20, 1979
Precedence and Sequence of Business / Private Members' Business, Public Bills March 20, 1979 Journals pp. 549-53 Debates pp. 4345-7 Background On March 16, 1979 as the House was proceeding to...
The topic concerns public bills under the procedural heading of Private Members' Business.
February 20, 1979
Content of Bills / Infringing on Financial Initiative of the Crown February 20, 1979 Journals pp. 393-5 Debates pp. 3423-5 Background The Chair, having authorized presentation of a number of bills...
The Speaker ruled a private Member's bill out of order for violating the financial initiative of the Crown by proposing a new public expenditure without a royal recommendation.
February 13, 1979
Motions without Notice Proposed under Standing Order 43 / Application of the Rule February 13, 1979 Debates, pp. 3164-6 Background On October 26, 1978, Mr. Hnatyshyn (Saskatoon—Biggar) rose on a...
The provided text 'Application of the rule' is too short and incomplete to be analyzed as a Speaker's Ruling.
November 9, 1978
Content of Bills / Infringing on Financial Initiative of the Crown November 9, 1978 Journals pp. 130-3 Debates pp. 975-7 Background As the House was about to proceed to the second reading...
The Speaker ruled a private Member's bill out of order for infringing on the financial initiative of the Crown by proposing spending without a Royal Recommendation.
May 19, 1978
A ways and means motion which forms the basis of a tax bill is an expression of the financial prerogative of the Crown. Standing Order 60(11) requires that the bill or bills introduced pursuant to...
The Speaker ruled that a clause in a tax bill was out of order because it was not based on the preceding ways and means motion as required by the Standing Orders.
December 5, 1977
Precedence and Sequence of Business / Private Members' Business, Notices of Motions December 5, 1977 Journals pp. 173-5 Debates pp. 1557-8 Background On November 7, Mr. Herbert (Vaudreuil) raised...
The text is a heading for the section on notices of motions within Private Members' Business.