Ruling
June 1, 1972
Beyond scope of motionLe 1erjuin 1972
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The proposed amendment would change the substance of the main motion because it proposes referral to the Prices and Incomes Commission, whereas the motion specifies referral to a special committee of the House. The mover of the motion has a right to choose the forum to which the subject should be referred. Furthermore, if the amendment were accepted, an important part of the main motion would disappear, and it would be changed to a greater extent than is permissible. The amendment thus bears on a question that is foreign to the proposition contained in the main motion.
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Holding
"An amendment is out of order if it changes the substance of the main motion by proposing a referral to a different body than the one specified in the original motion."
AI Summary
The Speaker ruled an amendment out of order because it impermissibly changed the substance of the main motion by altering the body to which a matter was referred.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Sustained
- Tone
- Neutral
- Procedural Stage
- Government Orders
- Significance
Low
High