Ruling
May 17, 1972
Recommittal; infringing on financial initiative of the Crown
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The proposed amendment, while calling for specific changes to the bill, does not refer to a specific clause. If an amendment were to the effect that a particular clause of the bill be reconsidered, it could be moved. Moreover, at third reading stage, an amendment to refer the bill back to committee must not change the principle approved on second reading. Finally, it is not possible to instruct the committee to do something the House itself cannot undertake, that is, to extend the financial initiative of the Crown.
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Holding
"An amendment to recommit a bill at third reading is out of order if it does not refer to a specific clause, attempts to change the principle approved at second reading, or infringes on the financial initiative of the Crown."
AI Summary
A ruling explaining that an amendment to recommit a bill at third reading is out of order if it alters the bill's principle or infringes on the Crown's financial initiative.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Sustained
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Third Reading
- Significance
Low
High