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March 26, 1974
"Parliament cannot legislate by Estimates", but this particular vote in the Estimates does not seek to amend an act or "to establish a legislative principle". It is difficult to see how this is...
A ruling confirms an item in the Estimates is procedurally valid as it does not improperly attempt to legislate by amending an act or establishing a legislative principle.
December 10, 1973
The House should "reaffirm the proposition that such proposals, when they are clearly intended to amend existing legislation, should come to the House by way of an amending bill rather than as an...
This ruling establishes that using dollar items in the Estimates to amend legislation is procedurally improper and requires a separate amending bill.
December 6, 1973
The Chair would be remiss if it allowed a report on Estimates to be considered as part of the business of supply at any time other than an allotted day. If the report "has any validity at all, it...
The Chair rules that committee reports on the Estimates must be considered only on an allotted day as part of the business of supply.
June 26, 1973
Questions Related to Content of Bills / Discrepancy June 26, 1973 Journals pp. 436-7 Debates pp. 5094-5 Background On the last allotted day of the supply period ending on June 30, Mr. Nielsen...
Analysis of the procedural concept of a Royal Recommendation, which is required for any bill involving the expenditure of public funds.
June 26, 1973
Specific items in the Estimates may be debated as proposed in the motion of Mr. Nielsen. However, because the votable supply day motions have already been exhausted, there would be no vote on the...
The Speaker clarifies that on an allotted supply day where votable motions are exhausted, debate on the Estimates can occur but will expire without a vote.
June 18, 1973
"Prior to 1968 the Committee of Supply could consider, reject, reduce and adopt Estimates, but the ultimate concurrence in the Estimates rested in the House after report from Committee of Supply....
A ruling clarifying that the House of Commons, not standing committees, holds the ultimate power of concurrence for government Estimates.
February 5, 1973
There are numerous examples of interdependent bills being considered concurrently by the House. Interrelated provisions can be found almost annually in the budgetary taxation bills. Only when...
The Speaker's ruling clarifies that amending a statute through an item in the Estimates is procedurally improper and has been historically resisted by Parliament.
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 22, 1972
The Standing Orders are clear that a notice to oppose any item in the Estimates is not a motion. The motion before the House is the item which the notice opposes, "and Members have the right to...
The Speaker rules that a notice to oppose an item in the Estimates is not a motion, and the resulting vote is on the original item.
May 28, 1971
Given that committees sometimes study the same question for several weeks, "it would seem to be most impractical for the House to adopt the position that the membership of committees should not be...
The Speaker denied a request to return a committee report, citing the impracticality of freezing membership and the proximity of the Supply deadline.