March 18, 1982
Precedence and Sequence of Business / Superseding Motion March 18, 1982 Debates pp. 15555-7 Background On March 2, immediately after Government orders were called, the Speaker rendered her...
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March 2, 1982
It may be that the House should accept rules or guidelines as to the form and content of omnibus bills, but in that case the House, and not the Speaker, must make those rules. Therefore, on the...
The Speaker ruled that the Chair lacks the authority to divide or reject an omnibus bill, as only the House can set rules for the form and content of legislation.
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The Speaker ruled that a notice of motion must appear on the official Notice Paper until withdrawn, distinguishing it from the informational 'Projected Weekly Order of Business'.
February 11, 1982
It is the responsibility of the Government and not of the Chair to decide in what order Government business shall be called and considered. The allotted day scheduled for Friday has not been...
The Speaker confirms the government's authority to control the order of its business, including postponing a scheduled allotted day.
February 8, 1982
The provision in our Standing Orders that deals with statements by Ministers is permissive, not mandatory. It says very clearly that a Minister may make a statement on a matter of policy or any...
The Speaker ruled that Standing Orders are permissive, not mandatory, regarding ministerial statements, and thus cannot compel a minister to make an announcement in the House.
January 26, 1982
Amendments and Subamendments to Motions / Relevance January 26, 1982 Debates p. 14342 Background During consideration of a non-confidence motion moved by Mr. Clark (Leader of the Opposition)...
The Speaker ruled a subamendment out of order for being beyond the scope of the main amendment.
January 25, 1982
The House has already dealt with this subject, and it is not entirely clear to what extent "the matter concerns the administrative responsibility of the Government or could come within the scope...
The Speaker denied a request for an emergency debate, citing a lack of clear government administrative responsibility and an upcoming allotted day for debate.
January 25, 1982
Although the state of the economy is a highly important matter, it may not be dealt with in an emergency debate because it has been a recurring subject of debate throughout the session....
A request for an emergency debate on the economy was denied because the issue is ongoing and other opportunities for debate exist.
December 16, 1981
Parliamentary practice holds that a petition may only be read with the unanimous consent of the House. If the House declines to give unanimous consent to the reading of a petition, it is hard to...
The Speaker clarifies that if unanimous consent to read a petition is denied, consent cannot then be sought to refer it to a committee.
November 17, 1981
A Minister may be expected to answer to the House for the acts of his officials, but the Government is not responsible for the acts or statements of a Royal Commission. Furthermore, even though...
The Speaker ruled that the government is not responsible for the statements of a Royal Commission, even if it finds a government answer was false, provided there was no malicious intent.