Ruling
December 7, 1970
Private Members' bills
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
No Member, including a member of the Cabinet, can introduce a public bill that implies the expenditure of public funds without a Royal Recommendation. His Excellency recommended a government bill which contained different provisions. The government bill has since been withdrawn; its recommendation is not available to be attached somewhat artificially to other bills.
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Holding
"A Royal Recommendation is not transferable from a withdrawn bill to another bill."
AI Summary
The Speaker ruled that a Royal Recommendation for a withdrawn government bill cannot be transferred to another bill.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Other
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Private Members' Business
- Significance
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