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November 28, 2007
The Speaker: Before we proceed to Orders of the Day, I wish to give a ruling on a matter before the House. Members will recall that on October 16, 2007, the Chair made a statement reminding...
The Speaker ruled a private member's bill null and void because it imposed a tax without the required Ways and Means motion, which can only be initiated by a Minister.
November 15, 2004
The Speaker: Given that this is a new Parliament with many new Members and that this is the first occasion that we are considering report stage motions to amend a bill, I would like to take this...
The Speaker explains the criteria for selecting report stage amendments and rules that motions for Bill C-4 are inadmissible as they should have been raised in committee.
March 11, 2004
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on February 26, 2004, by the hon. Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government of the House of Commons concerning...
The Speaker ruled that a private member's bill increasing taxation by eliminating a deduction is out of order because it was not preceded by a Ways and Means motion.
September 18, 2001
The Speaker: Order, please. I would now like to deal with the point of order raised on June 12, 2001, by the hon. Member for Pictou–Antigonish–Guysborough relating to the use of the provisions of...
The Speaker rules that Standing Order 56.1 is intended for routine procedural motions only and its expanded use by the government to pass substantive legislation or predetermine votes is improper and will not be considered a precedent.
June 15, 2000
The Deputy Speaker: The Chair is ready to rule on the point of order raised on June 5, 2000, by the honourable opposition House leader concerning Bill C-201, formerly known as An Act to amend the...
The Speaker ruled that a private member's bill blocking the schedule must be restored via amendments within 48 hours or be withdrawn from the Order Paper.
December 2, 1998
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the point of order raised by the honourable government House leader on November 18, 1998, concerning the procedural acceptability of Bill S-13, An Act to...
The Speaker ruled that a Senate bill imposing a charge on the tobacco industry was a tax, not a levy, and was therefore improperly before the House because it did not originate in the Commons with a Ways and Means motion.
June 3, 1975
Amendments to the Content of Bills / Report Stage June 3, 1975 Journals p. 597 Debates pp. 6407-8 Background As the House was proceeding to the report stage consideration of Bill C-50, an Act to...
A ruling affirming the principle that amendments infringing on the financial initiative of the Crown by proposing new or increased spending without a royal recommendation are out of order.
December 7, 1970
No Member, including a member of the Cabinet, can introduce a public bill that implies the expenditure of public funds without a Royal Recommendation. His Excellency recommended a government bill...
The Speaker ruled that a Royal Recommendation for a withdrawn government bill cannot be transferred to another bill.
November 10, 1969
Although the Standing Orders provide for the introduction of bills during Routine Proceedings, they do not allow for a motion to empower a committee to draw up a bill, nor is there any precedent...
The Speaker ruled a private member's motion to have a committee draft a bill out of order as it was procedurally unprecedented and exceeded the member's notice limit.