Point of Order
March 16, 1971
Beyond scope of motionLe 16 mars 1971
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The proposed amendment does more than qualify or amend the main motion; it seeks to provide a basis for an entirely different debate. Furthermore, when the opposition parties agree on the choice of subject for an allotted day, "the spirit of fair play would require that the day not be taken away by means of an amendment". The Standing Order requiring notice would be pointless if after notice had been given, the motion were amended to make possible the consideration of an entirely new facet of the question.
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Holding
"An amendment to a motion on an allotted day is out of order if it goes beyond the scope of the main motion to introduce an entirely new subject for debate."
AI Summary
The Speaker ruled an amendment to an opposition day motion out of order because it introduced a new topic beyond the scope of the original motion.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Sustained
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Supply Day Debate
- Significance
Low
High