Ruling
November 22, 1994
Opposition motion: amendment changing the scope of the debate
Hon. Gilbert Parent
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The Acting Speaker:
I am now ready prior to recognizing the honourable parliamentary secretary to rule on the amendment proposed by the chief government whip.
After consideration the Chair must rule that the proposed amendment by the honourable chief government whip is out of order because it goes against citation 579 of Beauchesne 6th edition as it sets forth a proposition dealing with a matter which is foreign to the proposed proposition involved in the main motion and as it raises a new question. Second, it goes against citation 929 of Beauchesne which states:
On an allotted day, during consideration of the business of supply, an amendment must not provide the basis for an entirely different debate than that proposed in the original motion.
P0601-e 35-1 1994-11-22
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Holding
"The proposed amendment is out of order as it introduces a new matter foreign to the main motion and attempts to create an entirely different debate, which is impermissible during the business of supply."
AI Summary
The Speaker ruled a government amendment to an opposition motion out of order for exceeding the scope of the original motion during a Supply debate.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Sustained
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Supply
- Significance
Low
High