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October 25, 1967
The Member's complaint is a grievance and not a question of privilege. The remarks of the Bank chairman "relate more particularly to the Government than to the personal conduct of Members in the...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege, ruling that a complaint about a Bank chairman's remarks was a political grievance against the government, not an impediment to Members' duties.
May 3, 1967
"Generally speaking... it is irregular to refer to the proceedings or the evidence taken in a committee." It might well be that the procedure followed in the committee was not exactly in...
The Speaker ruled that procedural issues arising in a committee must be resolved within that committee and cannot be appealed to the House.
April 21, 1967
The interpretation of provisional Standing Order 15A is confused, ambiguous and uncertain; the main difficulty stems from the obvious conflict between it and Standing Order 16 concerning...
The Speaker upheld a Chairman's decision regarding a conflict between Standing Orders on the suspension of Private Members' Hour.
January 17, 1967
The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole has heard the arguments for both sides of this issue. In his view, the amendment proposed is beyond the purport of the clause and also of the bill. In...
The Chair upholds a ruling from the Committee of the Whole that an amendment was out of order because it was beyond the scope of the clause and the bill.
May 30, 1966
The initial objections to the amendment made by the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole are sound. The amendment "goes beyond the scope of the clause", and, "adds substantially to what is being...
The Chair ruled an amendment inadmissible because it went beyond the scope of the clause under consideration in the Committee of the Whole.