Ruling
November 10, 1969
Notices of motions; private Members'
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
Although the Standing Orders provide for the introduction of bills during Routine Proceedings, they do not allow for a motion to empower a committee to draw up a bill, nor is there any precedent for such a procedure. A proposed motion of this type might be considered under Government Orders, but because this one was entered in the name of a private Member, it can only be considered under Private Members' Notices of Motions. Further, two notices of motion now appear in the Member's name on the Order Paper, although he is only entitled to one. Consequently, the notice of motion under consideration must be withdrawn from the Order Paper.
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Holding
"A private member's notice of motion to empower a committee to draw up a bill is procedurally inadmissible and must be withdrawn from the Order Paper, as no such procedure exists and the member had exceeded their allowable number of notices."
AI Summary
The Speaker ruled a private member's motion to have a committee draft a bill out of order as it was procedurally unprecedented and exceeded the member's notice limit.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Sustained
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Private Members' Business
- Significance
Low
High