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May 31, 1984
The selection of Mr. Beatty's motion is based on fair play and impartiality. The three Supply periods provide for twenty-five allotted days, six of which can end in a vote of non-confidence. In...
The Speaker rules that the selection of non-confidence motions during Supply is based on fairness to all opposition parties, not the exclusive right of the Official Opposition.
October 27, 1983
Precedence and Sequence of Business / Business of the House October 27, 1983 Debates pp. 28371-5 Background At the beginning of the sitting, immediately prior to the call for the Order of the Day,...
A ruling on the procedures for setting the priority of government business and filing notices of motion.
February 1, 1983
This matter has been raised a number of times in the past and could undoubtedly be discussed again in another context. Furthermore, since there is no indication in the hon. Member's notice as to...
The Speaker denied a request for an emergency debate, ruling it lacked urgency and was improperly framed as a non-confidence motion.
December 21, 1982
Since the Chair has consistently defined "genuine emergency" as a sudden occurence, the condition has not been met in this case, even though the text of the agreement has been agreed upon and the...
The Speaker denied a request for an emergency debate on Cruise missile testing, ruling it was not a sudden occurrence and other debate opportunities existed.
February 15, 1982
Page 2 of the Order Paper, which is titled "Projected Weekly Order of Business", is not an official part of the Order Paper; rather it is inserted for the information of Members. The Government...
The Speaker ruled that a notice of motion must appear on the official Notice Paper until withdrawn, distinguishing it from the informational 'Projected Weekly Order of Business'.
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.
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.
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.