September 22, 2014
Hon. Andrew Scheer
Report stage: power of the Speaker to select amendments; alleged exceptional significance of an amendment defeated in committee
The Speaker: Before providing my decision on the selection of report stage motions for Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Canada Evidence Act, the Competition Act, and the Mutual...
The Speaker ruled that a member's belief in a different voting outcome in the House does not constitute the 'exceptional significance' required to select a report stage amendment previously defeated in committee.