Ruling
July 11, 1975
Motions in amendment, beyond scope of bill
Hon. James Jerome
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The first part of the motion seems to be redundant because it states that the Canadian Bill of Rights applies to this bill. The Bill of Rights always applies unless it is explicitly stated in the proposed Act that it will not apply. This does not, however, make the motion out of order from a procedural point of view. The problem is that the motion goes on to interpret the language of the Bill of Rights as it relates to this specific bill and that exceeds the proper scope of a report stage amendment.
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Holding
"A motion in amendment at report stage is out of order if it seeks to interpret how an existing statute applies to the bill, as this exceeds the scope of the bill itself."
AI Summary
A Speaker's ruling finds a report stage amendment out of order for exceeding the scope of the bill by attempting to interpret the Canadian Bill of Rights.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Denied
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Report Stage
- Significance
Low
High