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December 10, 1973
If a vote on the non-confidence motion is taken before 9:45 p.m., the House would then have the opportunity to look at the procedural difficulties mentioned in connection with the notices of...
The Speaker ruled that motions for concurrence in committee reports must be deferred to a future supply day and cannot be considered on a day with a non-confidence vote.
March 6, 1973
Many citations and precedents support the rule that the House may not be asked to vote twice on the same question during the same session. However, the Standing Order that allows non-confidence...
The Speaker ruled that an arguable opposition day motion should proceed to a vote, even if it appears to repeat a previous question, deferring the final decision to the House.
September 17, 1971
"... if there is to be further or continued debate on this very important matter, it should not be done under the guise or under the umbrella of a question of privilege." The motion of Mr. Baldwin...
The Speaker ruled that a censure motion cannot be raised as a question of privilege and requires a proper substantive motion.
September 16, 1971
A number of motions made under Standing Order 26 have been rejected because they have been, in essence, motions of censure or non-confidence; this motion, however, refers to the situation of...
The Speaker grants an emergency debate on the situation of western farmers, distinguishing it from non-confidence motions and citing its urgency.
September 15, 1971
The motion is essentially one of censure and, as such, cannot be introduced under the terms of Standing Order 26. However, should Members wish to pursue the matter, they may do so either by...
The Speaker ruled that a censure motion is a substantive motion and cannot be moved under the Standing Order for emergency debates.
September 13, 1971
In determining whether there is a prima facie case of privilege, the Chair is guided by the long-standing definition of privilege. The action of the Government might be subject to a motion of...
The Speaker rules that a government action, while potentially subject to a censure or non-confidence motion, does not meet the criteria for a prima facie question of privilege.
June 8, 1970
Since government business has already been set aside to discuss a supply motion, it would be difficult to pre-empt consideration of the supply motion in favour of a motion for an emergency debate...
The Speaker denied a request for an emergency debate, ruling that it could not preempt a scheduled supply day and was substantively a non-confidence motion.
May 4, 1970
"... the only way in which the Standing Order can be operated so as to work and make sense is to have agreement between... representatives of the parties in the House." In this instance, there has...
The Speaker permitted a vaguely worded supply day motion to proceed as a non-confidence vote but warned that future motions must more clearly express non-confidence.
May 15, 1969
There are two points to be made in declining the request for an emergency debate. First, the notice which a Member is required to submit to the Chair and which he reads to the House as his...
The Speaker denied a request for an emergency debate, citing improper notice and the high procedural bar for interrupting an opposition Supply day.
April 24, 1969
Despite misgivings as to whether the matter should or might be raised in another form (that is, a motion of confidence), the motion will be allowed. Taken separately, neither the question of...
The Speaker granted an emergency debate, ruling that a minister's resignation combined with their policy portfolio created sufficient urgency.