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Overview
Procedure and Practice
Standing Orders
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Glossary
Selected Decisions of Speaker Jeanne Sauvé
1980-1984
Selected Decisions
Jeanne Sauvé
Artist: Brenda Bury
Date: 1984
House of Commons
32nd Parliament
1st Session
April 14, 1980 to November 30, 1983
2nd Session
December 7, 1983 to June 29, 1984
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Introduction
1 - Motions without Notice Proposed under Standing Order 43 and Statements by Members under Standing Order 21 (Provisional)
Introduction
Miscellaneous
Question previously voted on
October 14, 1980
Parliamentary Secretaries; right to move a motion
December 1, 1980
Reference to the Royal Family
June 28, 1983
2 - Questions
Introduction
Oral Questions
Length of answers
June 13, 1980
Committee chairmen
November 4, 1981
Anticipating an Order of the Day
February 24, 1983
Ministers’ previous responsibilities
February 28, 1983
3 - Privilege
Introduction
Impeding the House
Government advertising campaigns
October 17, 1980
Government advertising campaigns
October 29, 1980
Premature release of estimates
March 4, 1981
Order for the productions of papers; refusal by a Minister to comply
June 18, 1981
Tabling of documents pursuant to an Address to His Excellency; alleged refusal by a Minister to comply
November 16, 1982
Premature disclosure of budget provisions
April 19, 1983
Impeding a Member
Letter from a bank requesting information on Members of Parliament
June 17, 1980
Documents provided by public servants
July 15, 1980
Appointment of "twin Members" in certain constituencies
July 15, 1980
Right to speak
October 24, 1980
Refusal of a Minister to answer a question
November 6, 1980
Entry to a press lock-up denied
February 25, 1981
Debate on an allegedly illegal measure
April 1, 1981
Use of public funds to set up Ministerial offices
April 10, 1981
Reflections on the House
Advertisement portraying influence peddling
March 2, 1981
Reflections on a Member
Accusations of lobbying and committing a criminal offence
March 22, 1983
Alleged defamatory letter sent by a public servant to Members
October 12, 1983
Misleading the House
Conflicting statements by Ministers
March 4, 1981
Alleged contradictory statements by Ministers
March 5, 1981
Minister’s statements during Question Period
May 27, 1982
Tabling of allegedly incorrect documents
February 28, 1983
Tabling of revised budget documents
April 26, 1983
Misleading a Member
Response to a question on the Order Paper
November 17, 1981
Miscellaneous
Tabling of notices of Ways and Means motions during the Address Debate
April 28, 1980
Non-disclosure of public opinion polls
October 17, 1980
False representation of House proceedings
October 29, 1980
Commitment by one Minister repudiated by another Minister
January 30, 1981
Document of a political party allegedly prepared with public funds
March 27, 1981
4 - Rules of Debate
Introduction
Sub Judice
Convention
Supreme Court of Canada
March 31, 1981
Tabling of Documents
Reference to a letter without quoting from it
April 17, 1980
Administrative responsibilities of a Minister
February 16, 1983
Newspaper articles giving rise to a question of privilege
March 24, 1983
Quoting
October 28, 1983
Unparliamentary Language
Accusation of dishonesty
May 1, 1980
Expression "lacking courage"
June 5, 1980
Expression "misleading the House"
October 10, 1980
Raised on a point of order
May 31, 1982
Use of term "McCarthyism"
December 9, 1980
Use of term "mendacities"
June 16, 1982
Accusation of "deliberately misleading"
June 16, 1982
Personal attack; right of reply
June 16, 1982
Miscellaneous
Reference to Senate proceedings
February 2, 1981
Right to speak when process of putting motion to a vote has begun
July 16, 1981
Right to speak; recognition by the Chair
November 9, 1981
Member’s statement; corrections of the Debates by another Member
May 28, 1982
Vote; announcement of vote result by the Clerk
December 16, 1982
Point of order; following the adjournment of the House
December 16, 1982
Seconder of a Government motion
January 25, 1983
Effect of previous question
February 9, 1983
Length of debate; second reading; eight-hour rule
May 16, 1983
Length of debate; second reading; eight-hour rule
May 26, 1983
Hansard; alterations to the transcript
September 20, 1983
Right to speak; recognition by the Chair; priority to Ministers
October 27, 1983
5 - Routine Proceedings
Introduction
Presenting Reports from Standing and Special Committees
Admissibility of report
June 29, 1983
Statements by Ministers
Permissive rule
February 8, 1982
Petitions
Conditions for reading and debate
November 9, 1981
Referral to committee
December 16, 1981
Presentation and comments
April 6, 1982
Conditions for reading
April 7, 1982
Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day; receivability
May 25, 1983
Right to present petitions of non-resident aliens
October 5, 1983
Introduction of Bills
Introduction and first reading; imperfect shape
December 15, 1980
Ways and Means Motion
Tabling of notice; statement by Minister
July 11, 1980
Tabling of notice; acceptability
July 11, 1980
Motions
Committee reports; concurrence moved in the absence of the mover
October 17, 1983
Miscellaneous
Committees; broadcasting of proceedings
November 6, 1980
6 - Adjournment Motion
Introduction
Proposed under Standing Order 26 - Application not Accepted
Debate not urgent; other opportunities for debate
May 1, 1980
Debate not urgent; other opportunities for debate
July 9, 1980
Debate not urgent; other opportunities for debate
March 5, 1981
Issue not urgent; other opportunities for debate
June 3, 1981
Debate not urgent; other opportunities for debate
October 23, 1981
Debate not urgent; other opportunities for debate
January 25, 1982
Not within administrative responsibility of the Government
January 25, 1982
Debate not urgent; question debated previously during the session
June 2, 1982
Debate not urgent; other opportunities for debate
December 21, 1982
Proposed under Standing Order 30 - Application not Accepted
Debate not urgent; non-confidence motion
February 1, 1983
Other opportunities for debate; budget
April 20, 1983
Proposed under Standing Order 26 - Application Accepted
No other opportunity for debate
December 18, 1980
Debate urgent; specific and pressing matter
May 4, 1982
Proposed under Standing Order 30 - Application Accepted
Debate urgent
September 12, 1983
7 - Precedence and Sequence of Business
Introduction
Business of the House
Special order; priority over a motion to adjourn the House
December 20, 1983
Order of priority of Government business
February 11, 1982
Order of priority of Government business; filing of notice of motion
October 27, 1983
Allotted day; notice of non-confidence motion appearing on the Notice Paper
February 15, 1982
Allotted day; priority of motions; selection
November 22, 1983
Superseding Motion
Adjournment; division bells
March 18, 1982
Adjournment; pending at ordinary time of adjournment; motion lapses
May 17, 1983
Orders of the Day; pending at ordinary time of adjournment; motion lapses
May 24, 1983
Time Allocation Motion
Notice of motion
December 14, 1982
Notice of motion
March 7, 1983
Notice of motion
October 19, 1983
Duration of proceedings
October 26, 1983
8 - Amendments and Subamendments to Motions
Introduction
Relevance
Beyond scope of motion; substantive motion
July 21, 1980
Beyond scope of motion; substantive motion
October 23, 1980
Subamendment; beyond scope of the amendment
January 26, 1982
Reference to committee; beyond scope of motion
April 29, 1983
9 - Questions Related to Content of Bills
Introduction
Miscellaneous
Infringing on the financial initiative of the Crown
June 6, 1980
Estimates
Legislative items; cancellation of debts; granting of guarantees
March 25, 1981
Legislative items; grants
December 9, 1982
Legislative items
March 21, 1983
Votes and statutory item; grants
June 6, 1983
Omnibus
Omnibus - Accepted
March 2, 1982
Omnibus - Accepted
June 20, 1983
Ways and Means Motion
Scope; borrowing authority
January 19, 1981
Scope
March 10, 1983
10 - Amendments to the Content of Bills
Introduction
Committee Stage
Deletion and substitution of a clause
November 3, 1982
Report Stage
Financial initiative of the Crown
April 7, 1981
Relevance; introducing a new element; scope of the Royal Recommendation
May 26, 1981
Adding a preamble; new headings
July 13, 1981
Relevance; title of bill
July 30, 1982
Grouping of amendments; scope of debate
June 7, 1983
Substantive amendment; interpretation clause
June 7, 1983
Relevance; parent Act
September 13, 1983
Adding a preamble
October 13, 1983
Interpretation clause; scope of bill
October 13, 1983
For questions about parliamentary procedure, contact the Table Research Branch
613-996-3611
trbdrb@parl.gc.ca
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