Point of Order
November 22, 1967
Setting a condition
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
Amendments at this stage cannot attach conditions to the second reading, which this proposed amendment does, concerning the approval of the bill in principle. This case is distinguished from the flag debate precedent in that the latter dealt with a resolution; the type of amendment permitted for resolutions is different from that permitted at second reading of a bill.
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Holding
"An amendment to a bill at the second reading stage is out of order if it attaches a condition to the approval of the bill's principle."
AI Summary
The Speaker ruled that an amendment to a bill at second reading is inadmissible if it imposes a condition on the approval of the bill's principle.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Sustained
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Second Reading of a Bill
- Significance
Low
High