Chapter 1 | THE SPEAKER, PRESIDING OFFICERS, and TABLE OFFICERS |
1.a. The Speaker | |
1.b. Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole | |
1.c. Deputy Chair and Assistant Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole | |
1.d. Table Officers | |
Chapter 2 | OPENING OF PARLIAMENT AND BEGINNING OF A SESSION |
2.a. Formal Opening of a Parliament | |
2.b. Speech from the Throne | |
Chapter 3 | ADDRESS IN REPLY TO THE SPEECH FROM THE THRONE |
Chapter 4 | PARLIAMENTARY PRIVILEGE |
Chapter 5 | QUORUM |
Chapter 6 | DAILY PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE |
6.a. Prayers and National Anthem | |
6.b. Statements by Members | |
6.c. Oral Questions | |
Chapter 7 | ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS |
7.a. Tabling of Documents | |
7.b. Introduction of Government Bills | |
7.c. Statements by Ministers (and the Weekly Business Statement) | |
7.d. Presenting Reports from Inter-parliamentary Delegations | |
7.e. Presenting Reports from Committees | |
7.f. Introduction of Private Members' Bills | |
7.g. First Reading of Senate Public Bills | |
7.h. Motions | |
7.i. Presenting Petitions | |
7.j. Questions on Order Paper | |
Chapter 8 | TABLING REPORTS AND RETURNS |
Chapter 9 | DAILY ADJOURNMENT PROCEEDINGS |
Chapter 10 | THE PROCESS OF DECISION |
10.a. Motions | |
10.b. Divisions | |
Chapter 11 | THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS |
11.a. Public Bills | |
11.b. Stages of a Bill – The Traditional Legislative Process | |
11.c. Stages of a Bill – Variations on the Traditional Legislative Process | |
11.c.(i) Committee Prepares and Brings in a Bill | |
11.c.(ii) Committee Study of a Bill Before Second Reading | |
11.d. Private Bills | |
Chapter 12 | RULES OF DEBATE |
12.a. Repetition and Relevance | |
12.b. Closure and Time Allocation | |
12.c. The Sub Judice Convention | |
12.d. Points of Order | |
12.e. Emergency Debate | |
12.f. Take Note Debates | |
Chapter 13 | FINANCIAL PROCEDURES |
13.a. Business of Supply | |
13.a.(i) Supply: The Legislative Phase | |
13.a.(ii) Supply: The General Debate Phase | |
13.b. Ways and Means Proceedings | |
13.b.(i) The Budget | |
13.b.(ii) Ways and Means Bills | |
13.c. Other Elements of Financial Responsibilities | |
13.c.(i) Borrowing Authority | |
13.c.(ii) "Closing the Loop" | |
Chapter 14 | COMMITTEES |
14.a. Types of Committees | |
14.b. Powers of Committees | |
14.c. Procedure and Rules of Order | |
14.d. Committee Membership | |
14.e. Organization Meeting | |
14.f. Meetings | |
14.g. Witnesses | |
14.h. Documents | |
14.i. Committee Inquiries | |
14.j. Reports to the House | |
14.k. Concurrence | |
Chapter 15 | PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS |
Chapter 16 | HOUSE OF COMMONS PUBLICATIONS |
Chapter 17 | PROROGATION AND DISSOLUTION |
Chapter 18 | RECALL OF THE HOUSE |
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
LIST OF APPENDICES |