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January 15, 1973
It is not practical or possible for the Chair to review the provisions of each of the public bills. Unanimous consent is therefore sought to allow the introduction and first reading of the bills,...
The Speaker seeks unanimous consent to introduce public bills, deferring the review of their procedural regularity until before second reading.
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.
March 20, 1972
Questions Related to Content of Bills / Royal Consent December 14, 1970 Journals pp. 201-2 Debates pp. 2039-40 Background During debate on the motion for third reading of Bill C-175, an Act...
The provided text is a fragment and cannot be analyzed as a Speaker's Ruling.
May 14, 1971
Amendments to Motions on Progress of Bills / Second Reading May 14, 1971 Journals pp. 554-5 Debates pp. 5830-1 Background During debate on the motion for second reading of Bill C-244, an Act...
Analysis impossible as no Speaker's Ruling text was provided, only a title.
February 13, 1970
A Member may "move as an amendment to the question a resolution declaratory of some principle adverse to, or differing from, the principles, policy, or provisions of the bill, or expressing...
A ruling clarifying that reasoned amendments moved at second reading must be adverse to the principle of the underlying 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.
August 30, 1966
Opposition to the principle of a bill is only one criterion required for an acceptable reasoned amendment. A reasoned amendment can also express opinions on any circumstances connected with the...
The Speaker ruled that a reasoned amendment was acceptable because it met the necessary criteria and did not go into excessive detail about the bill's provisions.
April 25, 1966
It is not the responsibility of the Speaker to give a decision upon a constitutional or legal question. The Chair does have the duty, however, to determine whether the bill interferes with the...
The Speaker ruled that a Private Member's bill on pardons could be introduced as it did not procedurally infringe on the royal prerogative at this stage.