Point of Order
June 29, 1976
Motions in amendment, opposing the principle of the bill
Hon. James Jerome
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
"In the final analysis the question reduces itself to whether, when the House pronounced itself upon second reading of the bill, it pronounced itself on a question of principle, and if so, what that principle was." Despite arguments to the contrary, the Chair must conclude that the principle of this bill is the abolition of capital punishment for crimes under the Criminal Code.
"There is a rule that amendments after second reading cannot contravene the principle adopted by the House at second reading."
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Holding
"The principle of the bill is the abolition of capital punishment, and amendments contradicting this principle are inadmissible after second reading."
AI Summary
The Speaker ruled that amendments proposed after second reading cannot contradict the fundamental principle of a bill, which in this case was the abolition of capital punishment.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Sustained
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Government Orders
- Significance
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High