Ruling
June 11, 1970
Infringing on financial initiative of the Crown
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
Motions in amendment or new clauses creating public charges cannot be proposed if a money resolution or ways and means resolution has not been passed. Furthermore, charges that are not covered by a Royal Recommendation cannot be proposed for acceptance by the House. If these amendments were adopted, they would create a financial charge on the Crown.
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Holding
"Amendments that would create a new financial charge on the Crown are inadmissible if they are not covered by a Royal Recommendation."
AI Summary
The Speaker ruled that amendments creating a new public charge are out of order unless authorized by a Royal Recommendation, upholding the financial initiative of the Crown.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Other
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Government Orders
- Significance
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