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October 17, 1980
It cannot be said that the Government's spending impedes the House or the Members in the fulfillment of their duties. The fact that certain Members feel that they are disadvantaged by not having...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege, ruling that government advertising spending does not impede the work of Members or the House.
December 10, 1979
In the opinion of the Chair the greater wisdom would be to ensure that in every case where public funds are used to support a committee of the House, even if it is an informal committee, it should...
The Chair advises that any committee, including informal ones, using public funds should be composed of members from more than one party.
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.
March 2, 1976
Content of Bills / Infringing on Financial Initiative of the Crown March 2, 1976 Journals pp. 1080-1 Debates p. 11430 Background On a motion for second reading of Bill C-272, the Canada-Alaska and...
The Speaker ruled a private Member's bill out of order for violating the financial initiative of the Crown by proposing an expenditure of public funds.
June 26, 1973
Questions Related to Content of Bills / Discrepancy June 26, 1973 Journals pp. 436-7 Debates pp. 5094-5 Background On the last allotted day of the supply period ending on June 30, Mr. Nielsen...
Analysis of the procedural concept of a Royal Recommendation, which is required for any bill involving the expenditure of public funds.
February 6, 1973
Questions Related to Content of Bills / Infringing on Financial Initiative of the Crown February 6, 1973 Journals pp. 97-8 Debates p. 1018 Background At the beginning of private Members' hour,...
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May 16, 1972
The motions in amendment are out of order because they involve additional expenditures and thus infringe on the Crown's financial initiative. A private Member may not introduce a bill or an...
The Speaker ruled amendments out of order for proposing new spending without a Royal Recommendation, violating the Crown's financial initiative.
December 7, 1970
No Member, including a member of the Cabinet, can introduce a public bill that implies the expenditure of public funds without a Royal Recommendation. His Excellency recommended a government bill...
The Speaker ruled that a Royal Recommendation for a withdrawn government bill cannot be transferred to another 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.
May 24, 1966
"... a resolution preceding a bill is not designed for the purpose of explaining the contents of the bill in any detail, but solely for the purpose of giving notice to the House that the...
The Speaker rules that a Ways and Means resolution is sufficient if it states the general purpose of a charge on public funds, not the specific details of the ensuing bill.