Ruling
January 29, 1970
Infringing on financial initiative of the Crown
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
According to established practice, "The guiding principle in determining the effect of an amendment upon the financial initiative of the Crown is that the communication, to which the royal demand of recommendation is attached, must be treated as laying down once for all (unless withdrawn and replaced) not only the amount of a charge, but also its objects, purposes, conditions and qualifications." Consequently, even if there appears to be some sympathy on both sides of the House for the intent of the proposed amendment, it is not in order.
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Holding
"An amendment is not in order if it infringes on the financial initiative of the Crown by altering the objects, purposes, conditions, or qualifications of a charge that has received a Royal Recommendation."
AI Summary
The Speaker ruled an amendment out of order because it infringed on the financial initiative of the Crown by altering the original purpose of a recommended charge.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Denied
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Government Orders
- Significance
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High