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December 20, 1973
The Standing Orders provide for a substantive proposition to be considered by the House. This cannot be done, however, by way of a recommendation from a committee studying a bill. "... there is no...
This ruling establishes that a committee studying a bill can only report the bill itself, with any changes being formal amendments, not separate recommendations.
February 7, 1973
Although the form of the notices is not the main issue, Members should present them in the form of notices of opposition instead of motions or amendments as such. "... until now... notices have...
The Speaker clarifies that notices of opposition to Supply can be dealt with before the final 'guillotine' and explains the procedural similarities for considering Supply on government versus opposition days.
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.
January 25, 1973
In applying the rule of anticipation, recognition must be given to what can be considered a descending scale of values; that is, bills, motions and amendments. The estimate has not really come...
Speaker clarifies that the rule of anticipation does not block debate on a bill when a related, but less effective, estimate is in committee.
June 5, 1972
Amendments to Motions on Progress of Bills / Second Reading June 5, 1972 Journals p. 354 Debates pp. 2853-4 Background During debate on the motion for second reading of Bill C-201, an Act to...
Analysis could not be performed as only the title of the ruling was provided, not the full text.
May 17, 1972
Rules of Debate / Relevance May 17, 1972 Debates p. 2360 Background During debate at report stage on Bill C-207, an Act to amend the Old Age Security Act, Mr. Fortin (Lotbinière) rose to discuss...
The text identifies the 'report stage' of the legislative process but is not a Speaker's Ruling.
May 12, 1972
Amendments to Motions on Progress of Bills / Second Reading May 12, 1972 Journals pp. 293-4 Debates pp. 2217-8 Background On May 10, during debate on the motion for second reading of Bill C-207,...
The provided text is a title or phrase, not a Speaker's Ruling, and therefore cannot be analyzed.
December 30, 1971
Amendments to the Content of Bills / Report Stage December 30, 1971 Debates p. 10887 Background During consideration at report stage of Bill C-176, an Act to establish the National Farm Products...
Analysis could not be performed as the provided text is not a Speaker's Ruling.
September 8, 1971
The amendment goes beyond the reference of a subject-matter and departs from well-established form. The House cannot, under the guise of an amendment referring the subject-matter to a committee,...
A ruling that an amendment referring a bill's subject matter to a committee cannot also contain an instruction to study specific clauses before second reading.
September 7, 1971
An amendment moved in the form of a declaratory resolution must respect the principle of relevance. This amendment goes beyond the scope of the bill; accepting it would replace the government bill...
The Speaker ruled an amendment inadmissible because it was not relevant and went beyond the scope of the parent bill.