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February 6, 1973
Questions Related to Content of Bills / Infringing on Financial Initiative of the Crown February 6, 1973 Journals pp. 97-8 Debates p. 1018 Background At the beginning of private Members' hour,...
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February 5, 1973
An amendment that in some way changes the objects, purposes, conditions and qualifications of the Royal Recommendation cannot be brought forward. Amendments are only in order if they fall within...
A Speaker's ruling clarifies that amendments are out of order if they exceed the scope of a Royal Recommendation or reverse the principle of the bill.
September 27, 1971
Once passed, the motion in amendment would make possible the payment of an income support grant to fishermen and farmers; the clause to be amended, however, deals exclusively with the provision of...
A ruling that an amendment is out of order for expanding the scope of a financial measure beyond the limits set by the Royal Recommendation.
November 24, 1970
''A bill such as this one, which deals with individual rights and fundamental freedoms, should be discussed as freely as possible and should be given the benefit of the liberal interpretation of...
The Speaker permits a procedurally questionable third-reading amendment to recommit a bill, citing the bill's focus on rights and the will of the House.
May 21, 1970
The form and content of a motion to amend an interpretation clause must be consistent with the purposes given in that clause. One of the motions neither defines nor interprets any provision of the...
A Speaker's ruling finds amendments out of order for being substantive additions to an interpretation clause and for exceeding the Royal Recommendation.
April 16, 1969
The purpose of the clause which this motion seeks to amend is to provide certain exceptions to the law as stated in the Criminal Code. "The purport of the amendment is to delete the exceptions...
The Speaker ruled an amendment inadmissible because it introduced new substantive matters beyond the scope of the parent bill.
March 31, 1969
The established form of a committee recommendation dealing with legislative proposals is that the Government take into consideration the advisability of introducing legislation for a specified...
A Speaker's ruling clarifies that minor formal errors in a committee report may be overlooked, while substantive and constitutional arguments are matters for the House to decide, not the Chair.
March 28, 1969
Amendments to the Content of Bills / Report Stage March 28, 1969 Journals pp. 863-4 Debates p. 7265 Background During report stage consideration of Bill C-102, an Act to amend the Patent Act, the...
The Speaker ruled an amendment inadmissible as it was beyond the bill's scope and infringed on the Crown's financial initiative.
December 20, 1966
Amendments to Motions on Progress of Bills / Third Reading December 20, 1966 Journals pp. 1166-7 Debates p. 11427 Background During debate on the motion for third reading of Bill C-251, an Act to...
A procedural event concerning the recommittal of a specific legislative clause to a committee for further study.