Ruling
November 12, 1969
First reading of Senate public bills
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
A provision in the bill "cannot be construed in any manner except as an amendment to Appropriation Acts, past and future, and bestows the Governor in Council power to dispose of moneys in a manner not authorized by the relevant provisions of certain Appropriation Acts. By allowing those financial provisions to remain in a public bill sent down from the Senate, the privileges of this House... have been infringed." Consequently, the bill should be put aside and the notice for first reading of this bill will be removed from the Order Paper.
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Holding
"A bill originating in the Senate that amends Appropriation Acts infringes on the financial privileges of the House of Commons and is therefore procedurally inadmissible."
AI Summary
The Speaker ruled a Senate bill inadmissible for infringing on the House of Commons' financial privileges by attempting to amend Appropriation Acts.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Sustained
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Routine Proceedings
- Significance
Low
High