Point of Order
April 16, 1969
Relevance; beyond scope of bill
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The purpose of the clause which this motion seeks to amend is to provide certain exceptions to the law as stated in the Criminal Code. "The purport of the amendment is to delete the exceptions provided for in [the] clause... and to rewrite substantially sections 147, 148 and 149 of the Criminal Code itself." In other words, the amendment is a new legislative proposal, introducing matters of substance that are not covered in the bill now before the House.
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Holding
"The amendment is inadmissible as it constitutes a new legislative proposal beyond the scope of the bill."
AI Summary
The Speaker ruled an amendment inadmissible because it introduced new substantive matters beyond the scope of the parent bill.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Sustained
- Tone
- Neutral
- Procedural Stage
- Government Orders
- Significance
Low
High