Point of Order
January 23, 1986
Scope of the clause, financial initiative of the Crown
Hon. John Bosley
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The creation of an agency whose members are paid would entail the expenditure of moneys from the Consolidated Revenue Fund and so require a Royal Recommendation. While the creation of an agency whose members are to serve without remuneration would circumvent the problem of infringement on the financial initiative of the Crown, both proposals to create an agency go beyond the scope of the clauses they seek to amend..
Sources cited Beauchesne, 5th ed., p. 233, c. 773(7). Journals, March 28, 1969, pp. 862-3.
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Holding
"Amendments proposing the creation of a new agency, whether paid or unpaid, are out of order because they exceed the scope of the clause under consideration. A paid agency would additionally require a Royal Recommendation."
AI Summary
The Speaker ruled amendments creating a new agency out of order for exceeding the scope of the clause and, if paid, for lacking a Royal Recommendation.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Sustained
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Committee of the Whole
- Significance
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