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December 19, 1984
The House, which is master of its procedure, made a decision on the matter. Had the Member been present during this proceeding, he could have denied unanimous consent to consider the motion....
The Speaker denied a point of order because it was not raised in a timely manner, affirming that objections must be made when an event occurs, not on a subsequent day.
November 28, 1984
Amendments to Motions on the Progress of Bills / Second Reading November 28, 1984 Debates p. 707 Background During the debate at second reading of Bill C-11 (Borrowing Authority Act, 1984-85), two...
Analysis failed: The provided text 'Reasoned amendments' is a procedural concept, not a Speaker's Ruling.
October 17, 1983
The practice of the House is that if someone else but the one who has given notice of such a motion moves a motion, he must obtain the unanimous consent of the House. Furthermore, the authorities...
A ruling clarifying that a potentially debatable motion for concurrence must be moved by the Member who gave notice, not another, without unanimous consent.
March 24, 1976
A notice of objection to an item in the estimates is not a motion; it only notifies the House that a Member insists on a separate vote on that particular item. The only way to deal with the matter...
The ruling clarifies that a notice of objection to the estimates is not a motion but a trigger for a separate vote.
December 20, 1975
Amendments cannot propose the spending of money without the benefit of a Royal Recommendation. Not even the unanimous consent of the House would be sufficient to overcome the objection. Amendments...
This ruling confirms that amendments are inadmissible if they propose new spending without a Royal Recommendation or go beyond the scope of the bill to amend its parent Act.
February 7, 1973
Although the form of the notices is not the main issue, Members should present them in the form of notices of opposition instead of motions or amendments as such. "... until now... notices have...
The Speaker clarifies that notices of opposition to Supply can be dealt with before the final 'guillotine' and explains the procedural similarities for considering Supply on government versus opposition days.
January 25, 1973
Amendments to Motions on Progress of Bills / Second Reading January 25, 1973 Journals pp. 69-70 Debates p. 667 Background During the debate on the motion for second reading of Bill C-124, an Act...
The provided text is a title for the procedural action of referring the subject-matter of a topic to a committee for study.
June 17, 1971
There is some doubt as to the essence of the matter before the House. Although it appears that the amendment to the motion in amendment is really a new question and might well be presented as a...
The Speaker conditionally allowed a procedurally questionable sub-amendment to be put to the House, pending any strong objections from Members.
May 26, 1971
If accepted, the amendment would clearly impose a charge on the treasury. "It is not a sufficient answer to the procedural objection to say that any money required to give effect to the amendment...
The Speaker ruled an amendment inadmissible because it imposed a new charge on the treasury, thereby infringing on the financial initiative of the Crown.
May 14, 1971
Amendments to Motions on Progress of Bills / Second Reading May 14, 1971 Journals pp. 554-5 Debates pp. 5830-1 Background During debate on the motion for second reading of Bill C-244, an Act...
Analysis impossible as no Speaker's Ruling text was provided, only a title.