May 4, 1989
Hon. John Fraser
Use of Governor General's Special Warrants while Parliament stands adjourned; Members deprived of opportunity to examine pertinent Appropriations Bill; Speaker bound by Special Order; Speaker does not rule on constitutional or legal matters
Mr. Speaker: I said a few minutes ago, in response to points of order raised by the honourable Member for(Kingston and the Islands) and the honourable Member for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell (Mr....
The Speaker ruled that he was bound by a Special Order and could not intervene to force debate on a supply bill, even though it bypassed traditional parliamentary scrutiny of government spending.