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April 14, 1975
Questions / Oral Questions April 14, 1975 Journals pp. 439-41 Debates pp. 4762-4 Background On April 7, 1975, an experiment in procedure, designating a fixed time for the Question Period, began....
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April 10, 1975
Amendments to the Content of Bills / Report Stage April 10, 1975 Journals pp. 429-30 Debates pp. 4703-4 Background During debate at the report stage of Bill C-13, an Act to amend the Northern...
The provided text is a topic heading about the acceptability of amendments to motions and is not a specific Speaker's Ruling.
December 16, 1974
The purpose of first reading is to ensure the undoubted right of any Member to put before the House in the form of a bill his views and opinions and to allow the House an opportunity to study the...
The Speaker permitted a bill's introduction, ruling that a non-material error in its Royal Recommendation was not sufficient grounds to halt the first reading.
December 16, 1974
"Any petition which is proposed to be read... should refrain from expressing an opinion with regard to the House or the government or the positions taken by Members of the House, but rather... it...
A Speaker's ruling clarifies that petitions must seek a redress of grievance and cannot be used to express opinions on government positions, a role reserved for debate by Members.
December 13, 1974
Amendments to Motions on Progress of Bills / Second Reading December 13, 1974 Journals p. 195 Debates pp. 2250-1 Background During debate on the second reading of Bill C-25, an Act to protect...
The provided text indicates the 'Second reading' stage of a bill, not a Speaker's ruling.
November 28, 1974
The fact that the amendment would appear to add a totally new clause to the definition section, which in turn would add a totally new principle to the application of the bill as a whole, offends...
A Speaker's ruling deems an amendment inadmissible for introducing a new principle beyond the scope of the bill.
April 23, 1974
"... even with the wildest imagination", the Member's comments have nothing to do with the bill under consideration. Members must limit themselves to the principle of the bill before the House.
The Speaker sustained a point of order, ruling a Member's comments irrelevant to the bill at second reading.
April 10, 1974
There should be no attempt to clarify a ruling which was made on another occasion because that would not be according to well-established practice. The matter will be allowed to stand where it is...
The Speaker denies a request to clarify a previous ruling, citing established practice and closing further debate on the matter.
April 2, 1974
Amendments to the Content of Bills / Report Stage April 2, 1974 Journals p. 90 Debates pp. 1101-2 Background On April 1, as the House proceeded to the report stage consideration of Bill C-5, an...
A ruling that an amendment is out of order because it is equivalent to a direct negative of the bill.
April 1, 1974
Rules of Debate / Relevance April 1, 1974 Debates p. 1039 Background During report stage consideration of Bill C-5, an Act to authorize the provision of moneys to meet certain capital expenditures...
The provided text 'Report stage' is a procedural label indicating a stage of the legislative process, not a Speaker's Ruling.