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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.
June 17, 1971
There is some doubt as to the essence of the matter before the House. Although it appears that the amendment to the motion in amendment is really a new question and might well be presented as a...
The Speaker conditionally allowed a procedurally questionable sub-amendment to be put to the House, pending any strong objections from Members.
May 26, 1971
If accepted, the amendment would clearly impose a charge on the treasury. "It is not a sufficient answer to the procedural objection to say that any money required to give effect to the amendment...
The Speaker ruled an amendment inadmissible because it imposed a new charge on the treasury, thereby infringing on the financial initiative of the Crown.
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 18, 1971
Since it was not raised during the Budget debate, it would now be appropriate to permit an emergency debate on the issue. However, there is some objection to the content of the proposal because it...
The Speaker permits an emergency debate on a possible sale but requires the motion to be reworded to focus on the sale itself, not on a minister's statement.
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.
February 17, 1970
The objection raised by the Member deals with the content of the report, which cannot be commented on when the report is presented. This can be done only on a motion in reference to the report....
A ruling clarifying that objections to a committee report's content are only permissible during the debate on a concurrence motion, not during the report's initial presentation.
January 20, 1970
The few precedents to which the Chair can revert for guidance suggest that a Member who is not a member of a committee can move concurrence in a report. ''An extensive search of the records of the...
A ruling confirming that a Member who is not on a committee can move a motion for concurrence in that committee's report.
April 28, 1969
Amendments to the Content of Bills / Report Stage April 28, 1969 Journals p. 959 Debates p. 8068 Background During report stage consideration of Bill C-150, an Act to amend the Criminal Code, the...
Analysis could not be completed as the provided text is only a title and not a full Speaker's Ruling.