Point of Order
April 3, 2000
Motions in amendment: admissibility; previously rejected in committee
Hon. Gilbert Parent
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The Acting Speaker:
Before resuming debate I want to come to the points of order raised earlier today concerning the admissibility of Motions Nos. 3 and 4 on the Notice Paper which were selected for debate at report stage of Bill C‐23, An Act to modernize the Statutes of Canada in relation to benefits and obligations.
Motion No. 3 in the name of the member for Burnaby—Douglas is identical to the text of a subamendment moved in the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights during a meeting on March 23, 2000, and defeated in a recorded division. Motion No. 4 in the name of the member for Elk Island is similar to another motion moved in that committee. Under normal circumstances such motions would not be selected for consideration at report stage. I have looked carefully at the two motions and after appropriate consideration, I am convinced that they do fulfil the requirements to be selected in that they have such exceptional significance as to warrant a further consideration at report stage.
Accordingly, both motions remain selected for debate and voting purposes in Group No. 1.
P0511-e 36-2 2000-04-03
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Holding
"Motions previously defeated in committee are generally not selected for report stage, but the Speaker can make an exception if they are deemed to have exceptional significance."
AI Summary
The Speaker ruled that two report stage motions, previously defeated in committee, were admissible for debate due to their exceptional significance.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Denied
- Tone
- Neutral
- Procedural Stage
- Report Stage
- Significance
Low
High