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November 22, 1983
Precedence and Sequence of Business / Business of the House November 22, 1983 Debates p. 29061 Background As the House was about to proceed to the consideration of the business of supply under the...
A procedural ruling concerning the selection and priority of motions for debate on an allotted day of Supply.
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.
October 26, 1983
According to the Standing Orders, not more than two hours after the commencement of proceedings on a motion to allocate time, the Speaker shall put every question necessary to dispose of the said...
The Speaker rules that the two-hour limit for a time allocation motion includes all proceedings, such as votes on amendments, not just the debate itself.
October 17, 1983
The practice of the House is that if someone else but the one who has given notice of such a motion moves a motion, he must obtain the unanimous consent of the House. Furthermore, the authorities...
A ruling clarifying that a potentially debatable motion for concurrence must be moved by the Member who gave notice, not another, without unanimous consent.
October 13, 1983
To take definitions which are limited in scope to specific parts of a bill and to transfer them to the general interpretation clause which applies to the whole bill, substantially enlarges the...
A ruling stating that amendments are out of order if they move a limited definition to a bill's general interpretation clause, thereby enlarging its scope.
October 5, 1983
Even though the petition signed by residents of the United States is correct as to form, it cannot be received by the House because "aliens, not resident in Canada, have no right to petition Parliament".
The Speaker ruled that a petition from non-residents of Canada is inadmissible.
September 12, 1983
This very grave and important question is indeed a matter requiring urgent consideration in that it is "so pressing that the public interest will suffer if it is not given immediate attention."
The Speaker grants a request for an emergency debate, finding the matter sufficiently urgent and in the public interest.
June 29, 1983
In accordance with a precedent, there is no authority that a committee of the House, when considering a bill, should report anything to the House but the bill itself. "A Committee is bound by, and...
A ruling clarifying that a committee studying a bill is bound by its order of reference and can only report the bill itself back to the House.
June 6, 1983
The Speaker cannot give an opinion on the matter of the Corporation's losses or on the propriety to ask Parliament for money to cover unexpected losses. The function of the Chair is only to ensure...
The Speaker ruled that the Chair's function regarding the Estimates is strictly procedural and does not involve opining on the substance of government spending requests.
May 26, 1983
The Acting Speaker gave a ruling as to the substance of the problem and his ruling was entirely correct and reflects the rules and practices in that whenever a specific length of time is provided...
A ruling clarifying that time for points of order does not reduce total debate time, but the Chair has discretion to extend an individual's speaking time.