Ruling
June 29, 1966
Relevance; setting a condition
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The amendment is beyond the scope of the bill. Moreover, a reasoned amendment cannot attach a condition upon the second reading of a bill. The proposed amendment is also similar to one moved by Mr. Diefenbaker (Leader of the Opposition) during debate on the Throne speech, and thus would revive a debate already concluded and perhaps place the House in the position of making" a contradictory decision in the same session. Finally, the amendment does not seek to dispose of the bill but calls upon the House to start with another proceeding extraneous to the bill.
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Holding
"The proposed amendment is out of order because it is beyond the scope of the bill, attaches an improper condition, revives a concluded debate, and is extraneous to the bill's main purpose."
AI Summary
The Speaker ruled an amendment to a bill out of order for being beyond scope, conditional, and reviving a past debate.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Denied
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Second Reading of a Bill
- Significance
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High