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March 10, 1972
Any accusation made against a senior public official is a breach of order. [In this case, the official is the Auditor General who, in failing to submit his annual report to the House as stipulated...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege, ruling that accusations against the Auditor General are matters of order or administration to be addressed by a substantive motion.
March 1, 1972
The introduction of a motion under Standing Order 43 should be limited to a brief statement concerning the urgency of the motion, and should not be used to submit arguments. A motion may be...
The Speaker rules that motions under Standing Order 43 must be brief, address only the matter's urgency, and not include arguments.
February 16, 1972
The Chair has the power to order the withdrawal at this point of strangers from the Chamber; that is, all people in the galleries, including those behind the Chair. This would be done, of course,...
The Speaker rules that the tradition of admitting the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod for a summons from the Senate overrides the Chair's power to clear the galleries.
December 30, 1971
The proposed motion is a superseding motion, which would have to be moved while the House is debating a matter. This motion cannot be put on a point of order.
The Speaker ruled that a superseding motion is out of order when raised as a point of order and must instead be moved during debate.
December 30, 1971
There is nothing to suggest in the Member's charge that 'there has been a prima facie breach of the rights and immunities of Members of the House of Commons". The Chair, in effect, has been asked...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege, ruling that the complaint about government administrative actions was a legal issue, not a breach of members' rights.
December 16, 1971
Amendments to Motions on Progress of Bills / Third Reading December 16, 1971 Debates pp. 10545-7 Background During debate on the motion for third reading of Bill C-259, an Act to amend the Income...
This entry describes the procedural concept of recommitting a matter to a committee with a specific condition attached.
December 15, 1971
Amendments to Motions on Progress of Bills / Third Reading December 15, 1971 Journals pp. 980-1 Debates pp. 10511-2 Background During debate on the amendment of Mr. Knowles (Winnipeg North Centre)...
The Speaker ruled a subamendment out of order because it was beyond the scope of the main amendment.
December 2, 1971
Since debate on the motion has taken up most of this day, and Oral Questions and Routine Proceedings may take up most of this evening, the four days will begin tomorrow.
The Speaker announced that the four-day time allocation for a debate would begin the next day due to the current day's schedule being full.
December 1, 1971
In this case the provisions of the Standing Orders do not require a 48-hour written notice. The Standing Orders further state that a Minister who has given notice of an intention to do so, may...
The Speaker confirms that a time allocation motion does not require 48-hour written notice under the Standing Orders.
October 28, 1971
When a motion is proposed under Standing Order 43, the urgency of the matter must be indicated and the motion proposed. Members should restrict their comments to the necessity or desirability of...
The Speaker ruled that a motion under Standing Order 43 is improper for debating a member's conduct and therefore refused to seek unanimous consent.