Point of Order
March 20, 1974
Private Members' bills
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The original Student Loans Act was adopted in 1964 and the Royal Recommendation which preceded it had force and effect for that session only. It would not be procedurally acceptable to suggest that the same recommendation could be valid a decade later for a proposition that would create a new and apparently direct and substantial charge on the treasury. Even if the Government itself were to propose a bill similar to that put forward by the Member, it would have to be supported by another recommendation.
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Holding
"A Royal Recommendation is only valid for the parliamentary session in which it is granted and cannot be applied to a new bill in a subsequent session that proposes a new charge on the public treasury."
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The Speaker ruled that a Royal Recommendation is session-specific and cannot be used to authorize a new bill imposing a financial charge in a subsequent session.
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- Educational
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- Private Members' Business
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