February 1, 2024
Hon. Greg Fergus
Point of order concerning the requirement for a royal recommendation for Bill C-356, Building Homes Not Bureaucracy Act
The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes): The Chair is also ready to rule on the point of order raised on October 24, 2023, by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government...
The Speaker ruled that Private Member's Bill C-356 requires a royal recommendation because it infringes on the Crown's financial initiative by creating new charges on the treasury.