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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.
May 16, 1972
There is little reason for the statements or conduct of a Member to be referred to a committee for scrutiny. A charge must be made in specific terms before a prima facie case of privilege is...
The Speaker ruled that a motion regarding another member's statements was a matter for debate, not a question of privilege, because it lacked a specific charge.
May 16, 1972
A motion implying a charge against a Member cannot be made by means of a motion under Standing Order 43, which refers only to the setting aside of the notice requirement, not the ordinary rules...
A motion under Standing Order 43 cannot be used to make a charge against a Member as it only waives notice, not the fundamental rules on motion content.
May 12, 1972
Amendments to Motions on Progress of Bills / Second Reading May 12, 1972 Journals pp. 293-4 Debates pp. 2217-8 Background On May 10, during debate on the motion for second reading of Bill C-207,...
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May 10, 1972
"The question of ministerial appearances before committees of the House is as old as Confederation... There is a long-established rule, and it is a tradition of the House, that matters before a...
The Speaker denies a question of privilege, ruling that committee disputes with ministers must be handled by the committee or via a substantive motion, not in the House.
May 3, 1972
The Member may have a grievance in which case it is a question of substance and it can only be put before the House by way of a substantive motion. Moreover, the problem should be resolved by the...
A Speaker's ruling affirms that committees must resolve their own internal disputes, as the House will not intervene except through specific procedures like a substantive motion.
March 22, 1972
Amendments to Motions on Progress of Bills / Second Reading March 22, 1972 Journals p. 208 Debates p. 1058 Background During debate on the motion for second reading of Bill C-7, an Act to amend...
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March 20, 1972
Questions Related to Content of Bills / Royal Consent December 14, 1970 Journals pp. 201-2 Debates pp. 2039-40 Background During debate on the motion for third reading of Bill C-175, an Act...
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March 16, 1972
Amendments to Motions on Progress of Bills / Third Reading March 16, 1972 Journals p. 197 Debates pp. 907-8 Background During debate on the motion for third reading of Bill C-8, an Act to...
A ruling was made that a proposed amendment was inadmissible because it was beyond the scope of the bill.
March 16, 1972
A matter of this kind cannot be brought before the House byway of a breach of parliamentary privilege. It is doubtful that the Member can successfully claim that his parliamentary privileges have...
The Speaker denied a Member's question of privilege, ruling it was a substantive motion improperly framed as a breach of privilege.