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Ruling April 29, 1969

Relevance; amendment to motion in amendment

Hon. Lucien Lamoureux

Hon. Lucien Lamoureux

Speaker of the House

Ruling Text

The amendment would have been allowed as a motion in amendment had notice of it been given with the other motions filed for report stage. At report stage, however, the House is limited to debating motions in amendment; amendments to the motions in amendment must relate strictly to them.
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The Speaker ruled an amendment to a motion in amendment out of order at report stage because it was not strictly relevant to the motion it sought to amend.

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Holding
"An amendment to a motion in amendment at report stage must be strictly relevant to the motion it seeks to amend to be considered in order."
Outcome
Sustained
Tone
Educational
Procedural Stage
Report Stage
Significance
Low High

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