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Ruling July 7, 1967

Adjournment motion; amendment

Hon. Lucien Lamoureux

Hon. Lucien Lamoureux

Speaker of the House

Ruling Text

The amendment is a substantive proposition and raises a new question which requires notice. A more serious objection, although not raised in debate by Members, is that the amendment seeks to direct the Government to do something involving the expenditure of money; this cannot be done without a Royal Recommendation.
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The Speaker ruled an amendment out of order as it was a substantive proposition requiring notice and involved expenditure without a Royal Recommendation.

AI Analysis

Holding
"An amendment is out of order if it is a substantive proposition that requires notice or if it directs the expenditure of public funds without a Royal Recommendation."
Outcome
Sustained
Tone
Educational
Procedural Stage
Government Orders
Significance
Low High

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