Ruling
April 4, 1984
Infringing on financial initiative of Crown
Hon. Lloyd Francis
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
These amendments, were they to be adopted, would infringe on the financial initiative of the Crown. The first two motions call for greater expenditures than provided for in the Royal Recommendation. The third motion would mean an added charge on the public purse which requires a Royal Recommendation.
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Holding
"The amendments are inadmissible because they propose expenditures beyond what is authorized by the Royal Recommendation, thereby infringing on the financial initiative of the Crown."
AI Summary
The Speaker ruled amendments inadmissible because they infringed on the financial initiative of the Crown by proposing spending without a Royal Recommendation.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Other
- Tone
- Neutral
- Procedural Stage
- Government Orders
- Significance
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