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November 19, 2009
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on November 5, 2009, by the hon. Parliamentary Secretary to the Government House Leader. The point of order dealt with the...
The Speaker ruled an amendment to Bill C-280 inadmissible because it increased public spending without a royal recommendation, thereby infringing on the financial initiative of the Crown.
May 8, 2008
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on Friday, May 2, 2008, by the hon. Leader of the Government in the House of Commons concerning the admissibility of the...
The Speaker ruled that an amendment to recommit a bill at third reading was admissible because its phrasing was permissive, not a mandatory instruction to the committee.
April 9, 2008
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on a point of order raised on April 9, 2008 by the hon. Member for Scarborough–Rouge River concerning Bill C-505, An Act to amend the Canadian...
The Speaker denied a point of order against a private member's bill, ruling that the Chair cannot decide on matters of constitutionality and the bill was in the correct procedural form.
February 15, 2008
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on Monday, February 11, 2008 by the hon. House Leader for the New Democratic Party concerning the admissibility of Government...
The Speaker ruled that a government motion was admissible despite its long and argumentative preamble, citing historical precedents that permit such forms.
February 26, 2007
The Speaker: On February 26, 2007, a point of order was raised by the Leader of the Government in the House to the effect that amendments adopted by the Standing Committee on Human Resources,...
The Speaker ruled two committee amendments to Bill C-257 inadmissible for exceeding the bill's scope, ordering them struck before report stage.
November 7, 2006
The Speaker: The Chair is now prepared to rule on a point of order raised by the hon. Member for Scarborough–Rouge River on November 1, 2006, concerning Bill C-257, standing in the name of the...
The Speaker ruled that two similar Private Members' Bills could not proceed concurrently and created a novel solution by dropping the second bill to the bottom of the order of precedence pending a committee review.
November 1, 2006
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised by the hon. Government House Leader on June 21, 2006, in relation to the procedural issues relating to Bill C-253, An Act to...
The Speaker ruled that a private member's bill creating a tax deferral is not a new tax and does not require a Ways and Means motion.
June 20, 2005
The Speaker: Before we resume debate on second reading of Bill S-14, An Act to protect Heritage Lighthouses, I would like to deliver a ruling on the point of order raised by the Chief Government...
The Speaker ruled that a bill to protect heritage lighthouses does not require a royal recommendation as potential costs are operational and not a new spending authority.
March 21, 2005
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule with regard to issues affecting two private Members' bills, Bill C-331, the Ukrainian Canadian Restitution Act, and Bill C-333, the Chinese Canadian Recognition...
The Speaker ruled that a private member's bill mandating the creation of a museum requires a royal recommendation, while bills mandating negotiations for financial restitution do not, as negotiation does not constitute a direct appropriation of funds.
November 15, 2004
The Speaker: Given that this is a new Parliament with many new Members and that this is the first occasion that we are considering report stage motions to amend a bill, I would like to take this...
The Speaker explains the criteria for selecting report stage amendments and rules that motions for Bill C-4 are inadmissible as they should have been raised in committee.