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December 15, 1975
Amendments to the Content of Bills / Report Stage December 15, 1975 Journals pp. 935, 937 Debates pp. 10006, 10022 Background As consideration of the report stage of Bill C-69, an Act to amend the...
A ruling clarifying that private members' amendments cannot increase spending or alter the purpose of a financial measure due to the principle of the financial initiative of the Crown.
November 17, 1975
Because this is the second request and because the situation has not changed substantially since the first application was made five days before, the Chair ought not to resist further the...
The Speaker grants a second request for an emergency debate, citing the persistence of the application.
October 16, 1975
The motion exceeds the scope of the bill in several relevant particulars, notably in referring to clauses of statutes not currently before the House. The Chair considers it "repulsive to any Act...
The Chair ruled an amendment out of order because it exceeded the scope of the bill by referencing external statutes.
June 26, 1975
In the past there has been a restriction against anticipating Orders of the Day in the Question Period. During the budget debate and the debate on the Address, however, there has been a relaxation...
The Speaker clarifies that the rule against anticipating Orders of the Day is relaxed during major debates, permitting related questions during Question Period at the Chair's discretion.
May 26, 1975
There is a well-established practice that the Chair "ought not to sit as a court of appeal in respect to the proceedings in a standing committee". Regarding the issue raised by Mr. Kaplan, "the...
The Speaker's ruling affirms the principle that the Chair does not act as a court of appeal for the proceedings of standing committees.
April 25, 1975
Content of Bills / Infringing on Financial Initiative of the Crown April 25, 1975 Journals p. 488 Debates pp. 5231-2 Background On a motion for second reading of Bill C-235, an Act to amend the...
The Speaker ruled a private Member's bill out of order for infringing on the financial initiative of the Crown by proposing a new public expenditure without a Royal Recommendation.
April 23, 1975
"No amendment can exceed the terms of [a Royal Recommendation] regardless of by whom it is moved, and no action taken by the House, by any Member of the House, by any standing committee, and least...
The Speaker rules that amendments cannot exceed a Royal Recommendation and the Chair cannot unilaterally send a bill back to committee.
April 16, 1975
In view of the fact that this serious situation has not changed during the week since the first request was made and that it is now supported by another Member's request as well, the Chair feels...
The Speaker grants a request for an emergency debate under Standing Order 26, finding the issue sufficiently serious and urgent.
April 8, 1975
Content of Bills / Infringing on Financial Initiative of the Crown April 8, 1975 Journals pp. 420-1 Debates p. 4615 Background Prior to allowing debate on the second reading motion of Bill C-234,...
The Speaker ruled a private Member's bill out of order for infringing on the financial initiative of the Crown by proposing an expenditure without a royal recommendation.
February 27, 1975
There is nothing either in the precedents or the Standing Orders which bears directly on the point of a Member of this House voluntarily appearing before a Senate committee. The Chair can find no...
The Speaker ruled that while Members can appear before Senate committees, they are strictly warned not to reflect on or criticize decisions made by the House of Commons.