Point of Order
November 27, 1970
Relevance; setting a condition
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The amendment in question opposes the progress of the bill, not its principle. It is not, therefore, a reasoned amendment. The amendment should be relevant to the bill and not bring into the debate a question that is irrelevant to the purpose of the bill. The proposed amendment is irrelevant because the bill relates exclusively to capital expenditures and to meeting the deficits of Canadian National Railways and Air Canada, not to pensions. The amendment is not relevant to the motion for second reading as any words to be added to this motion may only attach conditions to the second reading.
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Holding
"The proposed amendment is inadmissible because it is not relevant to the motion for second reading, as it introduces a subject (pensions) unrelated to the bill's purpose (capital expenditures)."
AI Summary
The Speaker ruled an amendment to a bill out of order because its subject matter was not relevant to the bill itself.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Sustained
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Second Reading of a Bill
- Significance
Low
High