Point of Order
November 20, 1969
Royal Recommendation
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
Section 54 of the BNA Act applies only to appropriations, not to the imposition of taxes. ''Assuming that the proposed fees are a taxation measure,... proceedings on the bill could continue since the only condition imposed on a taxation measure is that it be introduced by a Minister of the Crown... [T]he Governor General's recommendation has no direct bearing on this procedure." On the other hand, if this is not a question of imposition of taxes, "the terms of the recommendation appear to be wide enough to cover any expenditure".
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Holding
"A bill imposing fees can proceed because if the fees are a tax, they only require ministerial introduction, and if they are an appropriation for expenditure, the existing Royal Recommendation is sufficiently broad to cover them."
AI Summary
The Speaker ruled that a bill imposing fees was procedurally sound, whether the fees were considered a tax or an appropriation covered by the Royal Recommendation.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Denied
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Government Orders
- Significance
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High