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Statement May 31, 1995

Motions in amendment: grouping of motions; new procedure for presentation of report stage rulings

Hon. Gilbert Parent

Hon. Gilbert Parent

Speaker of the House

Ruling Text

The Deputy Speaker: The form of the ruling on the report stage of Bill C‐76 will depart from the manner normally used in the House. Following consultations with representatives of the House leaders' offices, it has been decided that whenever the nature of the ruling is complex we will use a more simplified form to explain to the House how report stage amendments will be grouped and how the voting will proceed. We are doing this for the sole purpose of demystifying, hopefully, the process. I propose to deliver in the House a short form of the ruling, giving only the groupings of amendments for debate. Of course, the entire ruling, including the voting patterns, is available to you at the table. The Chair will inform the House of the patterns for each group at the time those motions are to be voted on. There are 78 motions in amendment standing on the Notice Paper for the report stage of Bill C‐76, An Act to implement certain provisions of the 1995 budget. Motions Nos. 13, 15 and 16 have been withdrawn. Group No. 1 is Motions Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4. Group No. 2 is Motions Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, and 74. Group No. 3 is Motions Nos. 20, 21, 22, 75, 76, 77 and 78. Group No. 4 is Motions Nos. 23 to 45. Group No. 5 is Motions Nos. 46 to 63. Group No. 6 is Motions Nos. 64 to 67. Group No. 7 is Motions Nos. 68 to 73. P0507-e 35-1 1995-05-31
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AI Summary

The Deputy Speaker introduces a new, simplified procedure for presenting complex report stage amendment groupings to the House.

AI Analysis

Holding
"For complex report stage amendment rulings, the Chair will now deliver a simplified version in the House detailing only the debate groupings, with the full ruling and voting patterns available at the table."
Outcome
Other
Tone
Educational
Procedural Stage
Government Orders
Significance
Low High

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