The Legislative Process / Report Stage

Motions in amendment: grouping of motions; new procedure for presentation of report stage rulings

Debates, pp. 13058-9

Context

During Government Orders, the Deputy Speaker (David Kilgour) announced a new format for Speaker’s rulings at report stage and gave a ruling on the selection and grouping for debate of 78 report stage motions in amendment to Bill C‑76, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 27, 1995. The Deputy Speaker explained that the decision had been taken to simplify the presentation format for complex rulings following consultations with the House leaders. The new format was intended to demystify the process for the grouping of amendments and voting patterns. He then described the new procedure.

Decision of the Chair

The Deputy Speaker: The form of the ruling on the report stage of Bill C‑76 will depart from the manner normally used in the House. Following consultations with representatives of the House leaders’ offices, it has been decided that whenever the nature of the ruling is complex we will use a more simplified form to explain to the House how report stage amendments will be grouped and how the voting will proceed. We are doing this for the sole purpose of demystifying, hopefully, the process.

I propose to deliver in the House a short form of the ruling, giving only the groupings of amendments for debate. Of course, the entire ruling, including the voting patterns, is available to you at the table. The Chair will inform the House of the patterns for each group at the time those motions are to be voted on.

There are 78 motions in amendment standing on the Notice Paper for the report stage of Bill C‑76, An Act to implement certain provisions of the 1995 budget.

Motions Nos. 13, 15 and 16 have been withdrawn.

Group No. 1 is Motions Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Group No. 2 is Motions Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, and 74.

Group No. 3 is Motions Nos. 20, 21, 22, 75, 76, 77 and 78.

Group No. 4 is Motions Nos. 23 to 45.

Group No. 5 is Motions Nos. 46 to 63.

Group No. 6 is Motions Nos. 64 to 67.

Group No. 7 is Motions Nos. 68 to 73.

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