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Standing Order No. |
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Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Standing Committee |
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Mandate............................................................................................................................................. |
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Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne |
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Appointed days |
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Announcement by Minister.......................................................................................................... |
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Precedence over other business.................................................................................................... |
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Exceptions.................................................................................................................................... |
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Debate |
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Amendment disposed of on fourth day........................................................................................ |
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Amendment not permitted after fifth day..................................................................................... |
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Days, not to exceed six.................................................................................................................. |
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Leader of the Opposition.............................................................................................................. |
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Motion, disposed of on sixth day, interruption by Speaker......................................................... |
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Prime Minister.............................................................................................................................. |
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Speeches, time limits..................................................................................................................... |
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Subamendment disposed of on second day................................................................................... |
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Unused days added to Supply proceedings.................................................................................. |
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Address of the House |
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Presentation, 48 hours’ notice........................................................................................................... |
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Exception....................................................................................................................................... |
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Prorogation, effects............................................................................................................................. |
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Adjournment of the House |
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Daily adjournment times.................................................................................................................... |
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Emergency debate see instead Emergency Debate |
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Motion required in certain cases........................................................................................................ |
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Motion to adjourn.............................................................................................................................. |
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Notice during...................................................................................................................................... |
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Orders of the day, interrupted by, item stands................................................................................. |
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Quorum lacking.................................................................................................................................. |
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Royal Assent |
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Recall for....................................................................................................................................... |
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Written declaration, message, publishing in Journals................................................................... |
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Speaker election................................................................................................................................. |
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Time, affected by other House proceedings |
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Business to be disposed of............................................................................................................ |
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Closure, question period............................................................................................................... |
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Divisions, deferred after Oral Questions....................................................................................... |
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Extended sittings........................................................................................................................... |
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Introduction of Government Bills................................................................................................. |
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Quorum lacking............................................................................................................................. |
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Recall of the House....................................................................................................................... |
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Statements by Ministers............................................................................................................... |
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Take-note debates......................................................................................................................... |
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Time allocation, question period................................................................................................... |
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See also Parliamentary Papers—Depositing with Clerk of the House; Royal Assent; Tabling of Documents—Depositing with Clerk of the House |
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Adjournment Proceedings (Late Show) |
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Debate |
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30 minutes..................................................................................................................................... |
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Answer time.................................................................................................................................. |
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Business of the House, announcement concerning, not included in 30 minutes ........................... |
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Completed, motion deemed adopted............................................................................................. |
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Follow up time.............................................................................................................................. |
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Question time................................................................................................................................ |
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Time limit on subsequent matter................................................................................................... |
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Notice.................................................................................................................................................. |
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Addressed to Speaker.................................................................................................................... |
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Deemed withdrawn if matter not taken up................................................................................... |
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Withdrawn after 45 days............................................................................................................... |
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Oral questions, unsatisfactory responses, subject matter raised....................................................... |
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Questions on the Order Paper, transferred after 45 days at Member’s request............................... |
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Notice deemed withdrawn if matter not taken up......................................................................... |
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Selection of questions, Speaker decides, criteria................................................................................ |
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Speaker announces to House questions to be raised.......................................................................... |
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Suspension, Take-note debates.......................................................................................................... |
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Time and days.................................................................................................................................... |
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Agenda and Procedure Subcommittee see Committees, Legislative |
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Allotted days see Supply |
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Amendments |
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Closure, question decided without debate or amendment.................................................................. |
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Debatable motions............................................................................................................................. |
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Motion concerning committee travel, question put during Routine Proceedings without debate or amendment....................................................................................................................................... |
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Motion for previous question affirmative, original question put forthwith without any amendment or debate........................................................................................................................................... |
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Motion for previous question precludes all amendments.................................................................. |
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Motion to refer question to committee, precludes all amendment of main question ......................... |
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Motion under Government Orders to go into Committee of the Whole decided without debate or amendment....................................................................................................................................... |
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Senate amendments, debatable........................................................................................................... |
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Unanimous consent denied, routine motion by Minister.................................................................. |
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See also Address in Reply to The Speech from the Throne—Debate; Public Bills; Supply; Take-note debates—Motion; Ways and Means—Budget |
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Annual reports see Committees, Standing; Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee |
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Appeals |
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Order and decorum, Speaker’s decisions........................................................................................... |
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Order and disorder, Chair’s decisions................................................................................................ |
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Appointees see Clerk of the House—Proposed appointee; Officer of Parliament—Proposed appointee; Parliamentary Librarian—Proposed appointee |
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Appointments see Order in Council appointments |
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Assistant Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole |
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Election, motion................................................................................................................................ |
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Mandate............................................................................................................................................ |
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Speaker designating.......................................................................................................................... |
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Bells see Divisions; Quorum |
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Bills see Estimates; Government Bills; Private Bills; Private Members’ Bills; Public Bills; Senate Public Bills |
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Black Rod see instead Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod |
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Board of Internal Economy |
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Documents tabled by Speaker |
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Decisions, Committee budgets...................................................................................................... |
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Reports of proceedings................................................................................................................. |
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Oral questions, addressing................................................................................................................. |
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See also Committees, Legislative—Budget; Committees, Special—Budget; Committees, Standing—Budget; Conflict of Interest Code—Application |
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Borrowing Authority Bill |
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Debate at second reading, maximum two sitting days....................................................................... |
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Bribery see Members—Election |
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Broadcasting see Committees, Legislative; Committees, Special; Committees, Standing |
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Budget Debate see Ways and Means |
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Business of the House |
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Commencement, following prayers................................................................................................... |
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Daily order of business, Routine Proceedings................................................................................... |
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Interruption......................................................................................................................................... |
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Cabinet Ministers see instead Ministers of the Crown |
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Calendar see instead Sittings of the House—Parliamentary |
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Canada Gazette see Private Bills |
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Canadian Heritage Standing Committee |
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Mandate............................................................................................................................................. |
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Casting vote |
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Speaker............................................................................................................................................... |
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Chair of Committees of the Whole |
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Absence, ad hoc appointment........................................................................................................... |
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Assistant Deputy Chair, appointment, role...................................................................................... |
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Deputy Chair, appointment, role...................................................................................................... |
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Election, motion.................................................................................................................................. |
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Language, knowledge.......................................................................................................................... |
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Speaker designating.......................................................................................................................... |
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Term of office.................................................................................................................................... |
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Vacancy.............................................................................................................................................. |
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See also Committee of the Whole |
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Clerk of Petitions see Petitions; Private Bills—Petitions for Private Bills |
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Clerk of the House |
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House of Commons staff, directing and controlling........................................................................... |
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House records, safe-keeping.............................................................................................................. |
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Messages to and from Senate............................................................................................................. |
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Officers, directing and controlling...................................................................................................... |
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Order Paper, Speaker’s copy............................................................................................................ |
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Private bills, responsibility................................................................................................................ |
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Publication of Standing Order respecting applications................................................................. |
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Private Members’ Business, responsibility....................................................................................... |
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Proposed appointee |
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Motion to ratify, within thirty days............................................................................................. |
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Standing committee consideration................................................................................................. |
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Reports and returns, tabling required by law, list, distributing to Members ..................................... |
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See also Parliamentary Papers—Depositing; Petitions—Depositing; Questions on the Order Paper; Royal Assent |
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Closure .............................................................................................................................................. |
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Committee, Liaison |
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Associate members............................................................................................................................ |
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Election of Chair and Vice-Chair........................................................................................................ |
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Mandate............................................................................................................................................. |
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Membership....................................................................................................................................... |
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Whip or designate, participation.................................................................................................... |
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Organization meeting......................................................................................................................... |
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Quorum.............................................................................................................................................. |
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Reports.............................................................................................................................................. |
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Subcommittees................................................................................................................................... |
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Committee of the Whole |
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Bill, consideration.............................................................................................................................. |
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Debatable motions............................................................................................................................. |
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Debate |
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Irrelevancy or repetition, Chair to report...................................................................................... |
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Leader of the Opposition.............................................................................................................. |
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Prime Minister.............................................................................................................................. |
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Speeches........................................................................................................................................ |
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Disorder, Chair to report................................................................................................................... |
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Main estimates, considering............................................................................................................... |
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Motion that Chair leave Chair........................................................................................................... |
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Motions under Government Orders, to go into................................................................................. |
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Order and decorum, Chair to maintain............................................................................................... |
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Order for House to go into................................................................................................................. |
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Public Bills, consideration.................................................................................................................. |
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Referral of report or return, motion debatable................................................................................... |
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Resolution reported from, motion to concur n................................................................................. |
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Speaker to leave Chair........................................................................................................................ |
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Standing Orders application............................................................................................................... |
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Take-note debates, rules, following, exceptions................................................................................ |
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See also Assistant Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole; Chair of Committees of the Whole; Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole; Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole |
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Committee reports |
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Government response, 120 days....................................................................................................... |
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See also Committees, Special; Committees, Standing; Presenting Reports from Committees |
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Committees, Joint see Committees, Standing—Library of Parliament—Official Languages—Scrutiny of Regulations |
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Committees, Legislative |
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Acting Chair....................................................................................................................................... |
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Agenda and Procedure Subcommittee (Steering Committee) ............................................................. |
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Appointment of Chair....................................................................................................................... |
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Broadcasting....................................................................................................................................... |
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Budget |
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Board of Internal Economy, decisions.......................................................................................... |
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Comprehensive annual report....................................................................................................... |
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Interim........................................................................................................................................... |
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Presentation, Board of Internal Economy..................................................................................... |
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Supplementary.............................................................................................................................. |
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Chair |
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Acting............................................................................................................................................ |
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Appointment................................................................................................................................. |
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Role............................................................................................................................................... |
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Committee rooms, priority of usage.................................................................................................. |
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Meetings |
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Committee rooms, priority........................................................................................................... |
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Non-Members attending, status.................................................................................................... |
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Priority.......................................................................................................................................... |
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Membership....................................................................................................................................... |
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Membership, changes........................................................................................................................ |
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Order and decorum............................................................................................................................. |
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Organization meeting......................................................................................................................... |
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Panel of Chair..................................................................................................................................... |
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Powers............................................................................................................................................... |
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Quorum.............................................................................................................................................. |
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Reports, Private Members’ public bills............................................................................................. |
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Spending authority............................................................................................................................. |
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Staff, hiring......................................................................................................................................... |
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Standing Orders applying.................................................................................................................. |
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Striking............................................................................................................................................... |
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Travel request, motion....................................................................................................................... |
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Witnesses........................................................................................................................................... |
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Committees, Special |
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Appointment, 48 hours’ notice......................................................................................................... |
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Exception....................................................................................................................................... |
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Broadcasting....................................................................................................................................... |
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Budgets |
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Board of Internal Economy........................................................................................................... |
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Comprehensive annual report....................................................................................................... |
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Interim........................................................................................................................................... |
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Presentation, Board of Internal Economy..................................................................................... |
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Supplementary.............................................................................................................................. |
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Chair |
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Election of Chair and Vice-Chairs................................................................................................. |
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Role............................................................................................................................................... |
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Committee rooms, priority of usage.................................................................................................. |
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Meetings |
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Non-Members attending, status.................................................................................................... |
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Priority.......................................................................................................................................... |
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Legislation or estimates, consideration...................................................................................... |
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Membership....................................................................................................................................... |
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Order and decorum............................................................................................................................. |
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Quorum.............................................................................................................................................. |
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Reports |
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Dissenting opinions....................................................................................................................... |
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Government response, 120 days................................................................................................... |
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Motion for concurrence.................................................................................................................. |
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Debate |
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Designated day........................................................................................................................ |
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Time limit................................................................................................................................ |
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Time scheduled....................................................................................................................... |
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One motion moved on any sitting day........................................................................................ |
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Question put............................................................................................................................... |
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Vote, recorded division, deferred............................................................................................... |
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Presenting...................................................................................................................................... |
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Private Members’ public bills....................................................................................................... |
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Spending authority............................................................................................................................. |
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Staff, hiring......................................................................................................................................... |
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Standing Orders, applying................................................................................................................. |
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Travel request, motion....................................................................................................................... |
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Witnesses........................................................................................................................................... |
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Committees, Standing |
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Appointment, 48 hours’ notice......................................................................................................... |
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Exception....................................................................................................................................... |
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Associate Members........................................................................................................................... |
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Broadcasting....................................................................................................................................... |
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Budgets |
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Comprehensive annual report....................................................................................................... |
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Interim........................................................................................................................................... |
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Presentation, Board of Internal Economy..................................................................................... |
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Supplementary.............................................................................................................................. |
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Chair and Vice-Chairs, election.......................................................................................................... |
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Clerk of Committee, role............................................................................................................... |
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Process.......................................................................................................................................... |
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Secret ballot................................................................................................................................... |
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Chair, role........................................................................................................................................... |
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Committee rooms, priority of usage.................................................................................................. |
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Estimates |
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Main.............................................................................................................................................. |
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Consideration............................................................................................................................ |
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Extension of consideration........................................................................................................ |
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Presentation of report............................................................................................................... |
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Referral...................................................................................................................................... |
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Supplementary.............................................................................................................................. |
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Consideration............................................................................................................................ |
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Referred to and reported by...................................................................................................... |
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Library of Parliament Standing Joint Committee |
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Mandate........................................................................................................................................ |
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Membership.................................................................................................................................. |
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Mandate, certain committees |
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Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics.................................................................................... |
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Canadian Heritage.......................................................................................................................... |
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Finance.......................................................................................................................................... |
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Government Operations and Estimates........................................................................................ |
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Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities................................................................................................................................. |
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Justice and Human Rights............................................................................................................. |
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Library of Parliament.................................................................................................................... |
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Official Languages......................................................................................................................... |
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Procedure and House Affairs........................................................................................................ |
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Public Accounts............................................................................................................................ |
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Scrutiny of Regulations................................................................................................................. |
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Mandate, general................................................................................................................................ |
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Meetings |
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Committee rooms.......................................................................................................................... |
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Joint sittings.................................................................................................................................. |
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Non-Members attending, status.................................................................................................... |
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Notice, 48 hours............................................................................................................................ |
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Priority.......................................................................................................................................... |
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Legislation or estimates, consideration...................................................................................... |
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Legislative committees, effect................................................................................................... |
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Requesting, by four Members...................................................................................................... |
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Membership....................................................................................................................................... |
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Change........................................................................................................................................... |
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Resignation.................................................................................................................................... |
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Substitutes..................................................................................................................................... |
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Officers of Parliament, Clerk of the House, Parliamentary Librarian, proposed appointees, referral, consideration.................................................................................................................................... |
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Order and decorum............................................................................................................................. |
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Order in Council appointments......................................................................................................... |
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Organization meeting......................................................................................................................... |
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Powers............................................................................................................................................... |
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Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee |
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Broadcasting guidelines, establishing............................................................................................. |
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Duties............................................................................................................................................ |
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Mandate........................................................................................................................................ |
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Membership.................................................................................................................................. |
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Private Bills................................................................................................................................... |
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Private Members’ Business, non-votable items, reports.............................................................. |
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Reports.......................................................................................................................................... |
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Questions on the Order Paper, transfer............................................................................................ |
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Quorum.............................................................................................................................................. |
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Reports |
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Dissenting opinions....................................................................................................................... |
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Government response, 120 days................................................................................................... |
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Motion for concurrence.................................................................................................................. |
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Debate |
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Designated day....................................................................................................................... |
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Time limit............................................................................................................................... |
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Time scheduled....................................................................................................................... |
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One motion moved on any sitting day........................................................................................ |
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Question put............................................................................................................................... |
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Vote, recorded division, deferred............................................................................................... |
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Private Members’ public bills....................................................................................................... |
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Reports and returns, permanent referral............................................................................................ |
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Scrutiny of Regulations Standing Joint Committee |
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Chair and Vice-Chairs representing House of Commons .............................................................. |
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Mandate........................................................................................................................................ |
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Membership.................................................................................................................................. |
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Reports revoking Statutory Instruments...................................................................................... |
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Motions for concurrence |
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Debate, time limits................................................................................................................. |
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Deemed adopted.................................................................................................................... |
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Deemed withdrawn................................................................................................................ |
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Grouping for debate............................................................................................................... |
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Placing on Notice Paper......................................................................................................... |
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Speeches, time limits............................................................................................................. |
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Standing in name of Minister, not adopted........................................................................... |
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Voting.................................................................................................................................... |
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Wednesday schedule.............................................................................................................. |
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Notice to authorized authority.................................................................................................. |
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Presentation............................................................................................................................... |
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Receivability.............................................................................................................................. |
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Spending authority............................................................................................................................. |
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Staff.................................................................................................................................................... |
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Standing Orders applying.................................................................................................................. |
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Striking............................................................................................................................................... |
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Subcommittees................................................................................................................................... |
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Travel request, motion....................................................................................................................... |
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Witnesses........................................................................................................................................... |
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Conference with Senate |
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Motion for, debatable........................................................................................................................ |
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Public Bills, disagreement.................................................................................................................. |
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Conflict of Interest Code |
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Administration rules |
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Ethics Commissioner submitting to Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee............... |
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Report to House, concurrence, effective date................................................................................ |
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Application |
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Board of Internal Economy jurisdiction, exclusion........................................................................ |
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To Members................................................................................................................................... |
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Activities outside Parliament..................................................................................................... |
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Assisting constituents................................................................................................................ |
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Board of Internal Economy see Conflict of Interest Code—Application |
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Common-law partners see Conflict of Interest Code—Definitions |
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Definitions |
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Common-law partners.................................................................................................................... |
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Ethics Commissioner...................................................................................................................... |
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Family members............................................................................................................................. |
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Private interests.............................................................................................................................. |
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Exclusions................................................................................................................................... |
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Spouses.......................................................................................................................................... |
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Documents, retention.......................................................................................................................... |
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Educational activities.......................................................................................................................... |
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Ethics Commissioner see Conflict of Interest Code—passim |
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Family members see Conflict of Interest Code—Definitions |
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Gifts/other benefits, acceptance |
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Prohibition...................................................................................................................................... |
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Exceptions.................................................................................................................................. |
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Statement, filing with Ethics Commissioner.................................................................................. |
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Exceptions.................................................................................................................................. |
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See also Conflict of Interest Code—Sponsored travel |
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Government contracts/programs |
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Interest acquired by inheritance..................................................................................................... |
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Participation in, criteria.................................................................................................................. |
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Party to.......................................................................................................................................... |
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Pre-existing contracts, prior to election, renewal/extension........................................................... |
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Private corporations/partnerships, Member ownership/participation in...................................... |
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Interest in trust, exceptions........................................................................................................ |
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Public corporations, Member ownership/participation in............................................................. |
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Securities in trust........................................................................................................................ |
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Interpretation, general, Ethics Commissioner recommendations, including in report to House......... |
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Obligations of Members |
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Compliance, inquiry |
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Conducting in private................................................................................................................. |
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Ethics Commissioner initiating................................................................................................... |
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Forms......................................................................................................................................... |
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House of Commons resolution directing.................................................................................... |
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Member cooperation.................................................................................................................. |
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Non-compliance |
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Mitigating circumstances........................................................................................................ |
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Sanctions, Ethics Commissioner recommendations, presenting/concurrence motion............. |
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Non-meritorious requests........................................................................................................... |
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Other Member(s) request for inquiry by Ethics Commissioner................................................ |
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Process, respecting..................................................................................................................... |
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Suspension/continuation............................................................................................................ |
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See also Conflict of Interest Code—Reports to House |
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Evasion/circumventing, prohibition................................................................................................ |
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Opinion of Ethics Commissioner |
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Binding nature............................................................................................................................ |
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Confidentiality........................................................................................................................... |
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Publication.................................................................................................................................. |
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Request....................................................................................................................................... |
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Principles............................................................................................................................................ |
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Private interests |
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Debate/vote, participation in, prohibition...................................................................................... |
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Disclosure....................................................................................................................................... |
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Recording.................................................................................................................................... |
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Statement.................................................................................................................................... |
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Confidentiality........................................................................................................................ |
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Contents................................................................................................................................. |
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Material changes, notification................................................................................................. |
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Meeting with Ethics Commissioner....................................................................................... |
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Subsequent disclosures............................................................................................................... |
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Summaries |
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Categories of interests............................................................................................................ |
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Contents................................................................................................................................. |
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Ethics Commissioner preparing.............................................................................................. |
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Items not disclosed................................................................................................................. |
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Public inspection.................................................................................................................... |
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Income sources, definition.............................................................................................................. |
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See also Conflict of Interest Code—Definitions—Prohibited activities |
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Prohibited activities |
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Attempts, prohibiting.................................................................................................................... |
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Influencing decisions affecting personal interest............................................................................ |
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Insider information, use/communication to further personal interests........................................... |
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Personal interests, furthering.......................................................................................................... |
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Purpose............................................................................................................................................... |
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Reports to House |
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Conclusions/recommendations, reasons......................................................................................... |
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Concurrence motion....................................................................................................................... |
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Vote, scheduling......................................................................................................................... |
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Making public................................................................................................................................ |
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Member right to speak in House following Question Period......................................................... |
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No contravention statement........................................................................................................... |
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Presenting to Speaker..................................................................................................................... |
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Referral back to Ethics Commissioner........................................................................................... |
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Review and report............................................................................................................................... |
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Review and revision, schedule............................................................................................................ |
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Sponsored travel |
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List, publication............................................................................................................................. |
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Statement, filing with Ethics Commissioner.................................................................................. |
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Contents..................................................................................................................................... |
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Spouses see Conflict of Interest Code—Definitions |
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Standing Orders, inclusion in.............................................................................................................. |
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See also Appendix 2 |
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Consent see Unanimous consent |
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Daily Order of Business |
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Government Orders........................................................................................................................... |
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Items, day by day order..................................................................................................................... |
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Oral questions.................................................................................................................................... |
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Orders of the Day.............................................................................................................................. |
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Statements by Members.................................................................................................................... |
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See also Routine Proceedings |
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Debatable motions |
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List..................................................................................................................................................... |
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Debate |
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Closure |
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Question decided without debate or amendment.......................................................................... |
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Question period, thirty minutes.................................................................................................... |
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Question put................................................................................................................................. |
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Time limit on speeches during adjourned debate........................................................................... |
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Committee of the Whole.................................................................................................................... |
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Conduct of Member, question of....................................................................................................... |
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Debatable motions............................................................................................................................. |
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Election of Member, question of....................................................................................................... |
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Emergency see Emergency Debate |
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Limiting, closure................................................................................................................................. |
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Limiting, time allocation..................................................................................................................... |
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Motion that Chair leave Chair, non-debatable................................................................................... |
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Motion that Member “be now heard”, non-debatable....................................................................... |
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Motion under Government Orders to go into Committee of the Whole non-debatable .................... |
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Motions allowed during debate.......................................................................................................... |
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Motions non-debatable...................................................................................................................... |
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Motions to be in writing and seconded, before being debated........................................................... |
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Motions to be read in both official languages by the Speaker before debate..................................... |
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Order for resumption of debate transferred to and considered under Government Orders ............... |
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Points of order................................................................................................................................... |
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Raising........................................................................................................................................... |
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Previous question affirmative, original question put forthwith without amendment or debate ........ |
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Private Members’ Business............................................................................................................... |
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Speeches, time limit |
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Non-votable items..................................................................................................................... |
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Votable items............................................................................................................................. |
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Relevancy........................................................................................................................................... |
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Repetition.......................................................................................................................................... |
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Resolution reported from, motion to concur in................................................................................. |
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Right of reply..................................................................................................................................... |
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Closes debate................................................................................................................................. |
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Motions (Papers).......................................................................................................................... |
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Rising................................................................................................................................................. |
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Speaker, casting vote.......................................................................................................................... |
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Speaker, participation........................................................................................................................ |
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Speeches, time limit |
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10 minutes..................................................................................................................................... |
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20 minutes..................................................................................................................................... |
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Exceptions................................................................................................................................. |
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Address in Reply from the Speech from the Throne.................................................................... |
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Emergency debate, dividing time................................................................................................... |
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Leader of the Opposition.............................................................................................................. |
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Member dividing time, indicating to Speaker................................................................................. |
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Member speaking in reply after Minister..................................................................................... |
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Member to speak only once.......................................................................................................... |
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Exceptions................................................................................................................................. |
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Minister moving government order............................................................................................... |
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Period divided in two.................................................................................................................... |
||
Prime Minister.............................................................................................................................. |
||
Question and comment period not exceeding 10 minutes ............................................................. |
||
Question and comment period not exceeding 5 minutes ............................................................... |
||
Standing Orders and procedure, motion........................................................................................ |
||
Take-note debates......................................................................................................................... |
||
Time divided ................................................................................................................................. |
| |
At request of Member .............................................................................................................. |
||
At request of Whip ................................................................................................................... |
||
When Speaker in Chair.................................................................................................................. |
||
Take-note see Take-note debates |
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Time allocation |
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Question period, thirty minutes.................................................................................................... |
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Question put................................................................................................................................. |
||
Unanimous consent denied, routine motion by Minister.................................................................. |
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Urgent matter |
| |
Conditions..................................................................................................................................... |
||
Minister states reasons for urgency.............................................................................................. |
||
Motion, question put.................................................................................................................... |
||
Not extended to any proceeding not specified.............................................................................. |
||
Suspension of Standing Orders..................................................................................................... |
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See also Adjournment Proceedings; Petitions—Presenting; Private Members’ Business; Questions on the Order Paper |
| |
Debates see Questions on the Order Paper—Response |
| |
Decorum see Order and decorum |
| |
Deferred divisions see Divisions—Recorded |
| |
Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole |
| |
Election, motion.................................................................................................................................. |
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Mandate.............................................................................................................................................. |
||
Speaker designating............................................................................................................................ |
||
Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole |
| |
Election, motion.................................................................................................................................. |
||
Language knowledge........................................................................................................................... |
||
Speaker designating............................................................................................................................ |
||
Term of office.................................................................................................................................... |
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Vacancy.............................................................................................................................................. |
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Disabled see Members |
| |
Dissenting opinion see Presenting Reports from Committees—Explanation |
| |
Divisions |
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Bells |
| |
15 minutes, when Speaker interrupts proceedings........................................................................ |
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15 minutes, when vote deferred.................................................................................................... |
||
30 minutes, debatable motion........................................................................................................ |
||
30 minutes, non-debatable motion................................................................................................ |
||
Ring only once........................................................................................................................... |
||
Debate not permitted prior to............................................................................................................ |
||
Deferred see Divisions—Recorded |
| |
Paired Members, registry................................................................................................................... |
||
Recorded |
| |
Deferred......................................................................................................................................... |
||
Bells, 15 minutes....................................................................................................................... |
||
Business to be concluded after deferred division taken............................................................. |
||
Debate terminated..................................................................................................................... |
||
Fridays...................................................................................................................................... |
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House to continue business....................................................................................................... |
||
Oral Questions, after, extension of sitting................................................................................. |
||
Public bills, concurrence at report stage.................................................................................... |
||
Thursdays................................................................................................................................. |
||
Votable opposition motion on allotted day.............................................................................. |
||
Exception............................................................................................................................... |
||
Until 10:00 p.m. on last day of June period.......................................................................... |
||
Whip’s request.......................................................................................................................... |
||
Demanded by 5 or more Members................................................................................................ |
||
Demanded on a Friday, automatic deferral.................................................................................... |
||
Exceptions................................................................................................................................. |
||
See also Adjournment of the House—Time; Supply—Opposition motions—Votable motions; Votes |
| |
Documents see Journals; Order Paper; Papers; Parliamentary Papers |
| |
Documents, tabling see Tabling of documents |
| |
Draw see Private Members’ Business |
| |
E |
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Elections |
| |
Bribery............................................................................................................................................... |
||
See also Chair of Committees of the Whole; Committees, Liaison; Committees, Special—Chair; Committees, Standing—Chair; Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole; Members; Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee; Speaker |
| |
Emergency Debate |
| |
Debate |
| |
Conditions..................................................................................................................................... |
||
Motion before House, “That this House do now adjourn” .......................................................... |
||
Precedence over other business..................................................................................................... |
||
Private Members’ Business not to interrupt................................................................................ |
||
Speeches, time limit....................................................................................................................... |
||
Time divided by Members........................................................................................................ |
||
Leave to propose |
| |
After routine proceedings.............................................................................................................. |
||
Written statement to Speaker, Member presents to House.......................................................... |
||
Private Members’ Business, suspending........................................................................................... |
||
Speaker’s decision.............................................................................................................................. |
||
Considerations, criteria.................................................................................................................. |
||
Reasons......................................................................................................................................... |
||
Taking under advisement............................................................................................................... |
||
Time set aside |
| |
Following sitting day, Speaker’s discretion.................................................................................. |
||
Friday debate, taken up immediately............................................................................................ |
||
Hour of daily adjournment............................................................................................................ |
||
Estimates |
| |
Bills, related, passage of all stages in one sitting................................................................................ |
||
Main estimates |
| |
Bills, related, passage of all stages in one sitting........................................................................... |
||
Committee of the Whole, consideration........................................................................................ |
||
Considered on last day of June period.......................................................................................... |
||
Interruption of debate no later than 10:00 p.m.......................................................................... |
||
No later than 6:30 p.m.............................................................................................................. |
||
Extension of consideration by Committee.................................................................................... |
||
Period of consideration in committees.......................................................................................... |
||
Referred to and reported by standing committees........................................................................ |
||
Report by standing committees |
| |
Concurrence motion debatable on allotted day only ................................................................. |
||
Presentation............................................................................................................................... |
||
Supplementary estimates |
| |
Bills, related, passage of all stages in one sitting........................................................................... |
||
Concurrence in final supplementary estimates, days added to supply period ............................. |
||
Period of consideration in committees.......................................................................................... |
||
Referral to and reported by standing committees......................................................................... |
||
Report by standing committees |
| |
Concurrence motion debatable on allotted day only ................................................................. |
||
Report presented not later than three sitting days before final sitting or last allotted day in current period.......................................................................................................................... |
||
Urgent, taken under Government Orders........................................................................................... |
||
See also Committees, Legislative—Meetings, Priority; Committees, Special—Meetings, Priority; Committees, Standing—Meetings, Priority; Royal Recommendation; Supply—Main estimates—Supplementary estimates |
| |
Ethics Commissioner |
| |
Proposed appointee |
| |
Motion to ratify, within thirty days.............................................................................................. |
||
Standing committee consideration.................................................................................................. |
||
See also Conflict of Interest Code |
| |
Examiner of Petitions see Private Bills |
| |
Examiner of Private Bills see Private Bills |
| |
F |
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Family members see Conflict of Interest Code |
| |
Fees and charges see Private Bills |
| |
Finance Standing Committee |
| |
Mandate.............................................................................................................................................. |
||
Furniture see House of Commons |
| |
G |
||
Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod |
| |
Speaker to receive.............................................................................................................................. |
||
Gifts see Conflict of Interest Code |
| |
Government Bills |
| |
Second reading |
| |
Referral to Committee before second reading................................................................................ |
||
See also Introduction of Government Bills; Public Bills |
| |
Government contracts/programs see Conflict of Interest Code |
| |
Government Operations and Estimates Standing Committee |
| |
Mandate............................................................................................................................................. |
||
Government Orders |
| |
Calling, government determines......................................................................................................... |
||
Daily order of business, position....................................................................................................... |
||
Extension of time |
| |
Closure, question period............................................................................................................... |
||
Divisions, deferred after Oral Questions....................................................................................... |
||
Statements by Ministers............................................................................................................... |
||
Time allocation, question period................................................................................................... |
||
Public Bills, motion for preparation and bringing in by a committee, consideration ......................... |
||
Government responses |
| |
Committee reports, 120 days............................................................................................................ |
||
Petitions, 45 days.............................................................................................................................. |
||
Questions on the Order Paper, 45 days............................................................................................ |
||
Governor General |
| |
Language, disrespectful against.......................................................................................................... |
||
See also Royal Recommendation |
| |
H |
||
House of Commons |
| |
Admission cards, Sergeant-at-Arms issuing....................................................................................... |
||
Clerk see Clerk of the House |
| |
Officers of the House |
| |
Clerk of the House directing and controlling................................................................................. |
||
Work outstanding at end of session, completing........................................................................... |
||
Preservation of order, Sergeant-at-Arms............................................................................................ |
||
Records, safe-keeping........................................................................................................................ |
||
Staff, directed by Clerk of the House................................................................................................ |
||
Strangers, conduct, custody, release.................................................................................................. |
||
See also Adjournment of the House; Business of the House; Clerk of the House; Recall of the House; Sittings of the House |
| |
Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Standing Committee |
| |
Mandate............................................................................................................................................. |
||
| ||
I |
||
Interparliamentary Delegations see Presenting Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations |
| |
Introduction of Government Bills |
| |
Extending to complete proceedings.................................................................................................... |
||
Adjournment delayed.................................................................................................................... |
||
Private Members’ Business, suspending...................................................................................... |
||
Routing Proceedings, items, established order, position.................................................................... |
||
Introduction of Private Members’ Bills |
| |
Routine Proceedings, position........................................................................................................... |
||
| ||
J |
||
Journals see Adjournment of the House—Royal Assent; Members—Paired; Paired Members; Parliamentary Papers—Tabling; Questions on the Order Paper—Order; Quorum—Lacking; Royal Recommendation—Printed; Tabling of Documents |
| |
Justice and Human Rights Standing Committee |
| |
Mandate............................................................................................................................................. |
||
| ||
L |
||
Language, unparliamentary see Order and Decorum |
| |
Languages see Official Languages |
| |
“Late Show” see instead Adjournment Proceedings |
| |
Leader of the Opposition |
| |
Debate |
| |
Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne, time limit ....................................................... |
||
Committee of the Whole............................................................................................................... |
||
Speeches, time limits..................................................................................................................... |
||
Librarian of Parliament see Parliamentary Librarian |
| |
Library of Parliament Standing Joint Committee |
| |
Mandate............................................................................................................................................. |
||
Membership....................................................................................................................................... |
||
List for the Consideration of Private Members’ Business see Private Members’ Business |
| |
| ||
Mace |
| |
Safe-keeping, Sergeant-at-Arms......................................................................................................... |
||
See also Order and decorum—Member |
| |
Main Estimates see Estimates; Supply |
| |
Member “be now heard” |
| |
Motion............................................................................................................................................... |
||
Members |
| |
Attendance......................................................................................................................................... |
||
Conduct, subject of debate................................................................................................................. |
||
Election of, bribery............................................................................................................................ |
||
Election of, subject of debate............................................................................................................. |
||
Election to House see Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee—Election |
| |
Disabled, participation in House proceedings..................................................................................... |
||
Language, offensive against other....................................................................................................... |
||
Offers of money to............................................................................................................................ |
||
Order and decorum |
| |
Naming.......................................................................................................................................... |
||
Passing between Chair and Mace.................................................................................................. |
||
Passing between Chair and Table.................................................................................................. |
||
Putting of Question, during........................................................................................................... |
||
Rising............................................................................................................................................. |
||
Speaker leaving Chair.................................................................................................................... |
||
Speaking........................................................................................................................................ |
||
Paired, registry................................................................................................................................... |
||
Divisions, names printed in Debates and Journals....................................................................... |
||
Reports and returns, tabling required by law, list distributed by Clerk of the House ....................... |
||
Statements, one minute...................................................................................................................... |
||
See also Introduction of Private Members’ Bills; Motions; Petitions; Private Members’ Business; Quorum; Statements by Members |
| |
Ministerial statements see instead Statements by Ministers |
| |
Ministers of the Crown |
| |
Adjournment of the House, motion, proposing................................................................................. |
||
Documents, tabling............................................................................................................................ |
||
Motion (Papers), debate, participation............................................................................................. |
||
Motions for the production of papers, transferring for debate......................................................... |
||
Speaker’s election, eligibility............................................................................................................. |
||
Statements.......................................................................................................................................... |
||
Take-note debates, motion, presenting.............................................................................................. |
||
See also Debate—Urgent; Prime Minister; Statements by Ministers |
| |
Minority reports see Presenting Reports from Committees—Explanation |
| |
Motions |
| |
Adjournment of the House................................................................................................................ |
||
Allowed during debate....................................................................................................................... |
||
Closure............................................................................................................................................... |
||
Committees, travel requests |
| |
Notice............................................................................................................................................ |
||
Opposition, ten or more Members, deemed withdrawn ............................................................... |
||
Without debate or amendment, question put during Routine Proceedings ................................... |
||
Debatable motions............................................................................................................................. |
||
Emergency debate.............................................................................................................................. |
||
Form, to be in writing and seconded.................................................................................................. |
||
Member be now heard....................................................................................................................... |
||
Motion for the previous question...................................................................................................... |
||
Motion that Member “be now heard”............................................................................................... |
||
Motion to adjourn.............................................................................................................................. |
||
Motion to read Orders of the Day, precedence................................................................................. |
||
Motion to refer question to committee, precludes all amendment of main question ......................... |
||
Motion transferred to and considered under Government Orders ..................................................... |
||
Exception....................................................................................................................................... |
||
Non-debatable.................................................................................................................................... |
||
Not printed or distributed, Member may request question be read.................................................. |
||
Notice |
| |
48 hours......................................................................................................................................... |
||
Closure, notice required................................................................................................................. |
||
Exception....................................................................................................................................... |
||
Government notice put on Order Paper....................................................................................... |
||
Not required.................................................................................................................................. |
||
Previous question............................................................................................................................... |
||
Privileged motions.............................................................................................................................. |
||
Proposed appointees, Officers of Parliament, Clerk of the House, Parliamentary Librarian, ratification........................................................................................................................................ |
||
Question not read or printed, Member may request reading............................................................. |
||
Read in both official languages by Speaker........................................................................................ |
||
Read Orders of the Day, precedence................................................................................................. |
||
Refer question to committee, preclude all amendment of main question ........................................... |
||
Routine Proceedings, position........................................................................................................... |
||
Rules and privileges of Parliament, contrary to, Speaker to advise House........................................ |
||
Sitting of the House, continue or extend............................................................................................ |
||
June, last 10 sitting days............................................................................................................... |
||
Not during Private Members’ Business........................................................................................ |
||
Objection, 15 or more Members, deemed withdrawn................................................................... |
||
Speaker in Chair............................................................................................................................ |
||
Standing Orders and procedure.......................................................................................................... |
||
Strangers, withdrawal......................................................................................................................... |
||
Take-note debate................................................................................................................................ |
||
“That this question be now put”....................................................................................................... |
||
To be in writing and seconded........................................................................................................... |
||
Transferred and considered under Government Orders..................................................................... |
||
Exception....................................................................................................................................... |
||
Unanimous consent denied, routine motion by Minister.................................................................. |
||
Under Government Orders to go into Committee of the Whole........................................................ |
||
Withdrawal of motion........................................................................................................................ |
||
See also Adjournment of the House; Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers; Private Members’ Business |
| |
Motions (Papers) see Private Members’ Business |
| |
Motions, Private Members’ see Private Members’ Business |
| |
N |
||
Naming |
| |
Speaker’s role, powers....................................................................................................................... |
||
Non-confidence motion see Speaker—Election |
| |
Non-debatable Motions see Motions—Non-debatable |
| |
Notice |
| |
2:00 p.m. deadline, Friday................................................................................................................. |
||
Exception....................................................................................................................................... |
||
6:00 p.m. deadline, Monday to Thursday......................................................................................... |
||
Exception....................................................................................................................................... |
||
48 hours............................................................................................................................................. |
||
Exception....................................................................................................................................... |
||
Closure, notice required..................................................................................................................... |
||
Committee travel request, motion...................................................................................................... |
||
Government notice put on the Order Paper..................................................................................... |
||
Notice of business, during adjournment or prorogation..................................................................... |
||
Public Bills, 48 hours......................................................................................................................... |
||
Exception....................................................................................................................................... |
||
Questions on the Order Paper, 48 hours.......................................................................................... |
||
Exception....................................................................................................................................... |
||
Supply proceedings........................................................................................................................... |
||
See also Adjournment Proceedings; Committees, Standing—Scrutiny of Regulations Standing Joint Committee—Reports revoking Statutory Instruments; Motions; Questions on the Order Paper—Adjournment proceedings |
| |
Notices of Motions see Motions; Private Members’ Business—Motions; Questions on the Order Paper—Transferring |
| |
Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers |
| |
Daily order of business, position....................................................................................................... |
||
Debate, transferring for...................................................................................................................... |
||
Dropping from the Order Paper after consideration, exception....................................................... |
||
Motions (Papers), transferring to...................................................................................................... |
||
See also Private Members’ Business—Motions (Papers) |
| |
Notices of Motions (Papers) see Private Members’ Business—Motions (Papers) |
| |
O |
||
Officer of Parliament |
| |
Proposed appointee |
| |
Motion to ratify, within thirty days............................................................................................. |
||
Standing committee consideration................................................................................................. |
||
Officers of the House see House of Commons |
| |
Official Languages see Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole; Parliamentary Papers—Tabling; Speaker |
| |
Official Languages Standing Committee |
| |
Mandate............................................................................................................................................. |
||
Official Opposition see Presenting Reports from Committees—Explanation |
| |
Opposition Leader see instead Leader of the Opposition |
| |
Opposition motions see Supply |
| |
Opposition Parties see Presenting Reports from Committees—Explanation; Statements by Ministers |
| |
Oral Questions |
| |
Board of Internal Economy, addressing............................................................................................. |
||
Daily question period........................................................................................................................ |
||
Order Paper, placement at Speaker’s discretion............................................................................... |
||
Subject matter raised on adjournment proceedings............................................................................ |
||
Times and days.................................................................................................................................. |
||
Urgency, Speaker’s decision.............................................................................................................. |
||
See also Daily Order of Business; Divisions—Deferred |
| |
Order and decorum |
| |
Adjournment, Members keeping seats.............................................................................................. |
||
Language, disrespectful or offensive.................................................................................................. |
||
Maintaining, Speaker’s role............................................................................................................... |
||
Member |
| |
Naming.......................................................................................................................................... |
||
Passing between Chair and Table.................................................................................................. |
||
Passing between Chair and Mace.................................................................................................. |
||
Putting of question........................................................................................................................ |
||
Rising............................................................................................................................................. |
||
Speaker leaving Chair.................................................................................................................... |
||
Speaking........................................................................................................................................ |
||
Speaker leaving Chair......................................................................................................................... |
||
Speaker’s decision, no appeal............................................................................................................ |
||
Votes, reflecting on............................................................................................................................ |
||
See also Committee of the Whole; Committees, Legislative; Committees, Special; Committees, Standing |
| |
Order for Return |
| |
Prorogation, effects............................................................................................................................ |
||
Question on the Order Paper............................................................................................................ |
||
Order in Council appointments |
| |
Appointee or nominee |
| |
Appearance before Standing Committee....................................................................................... |
||
Curriculum vitae provision............................................................................................................ |
||
Qualification, study....................................................................................................................... |
||
Certificate for nomination for appointment, consideration, no more than 30 sitting days ................ |
||
Order in Council appointment, consideration, no more than 30 sitting days.................................... |
||
Referral to standing committee.......................................................................................................... |
||
Tabling of Certificate of nomination for appointment, deemed referred to Standing Committee ...... |
||
Tabling of Order in Council appointment, deemed referred to Standing Committee ......................... |
||
Order of precedence see Private Members’ Business |
| |
Order Paper |
| |
Government notices of motions......................................................................................................... |
||
Government Orders, sequence, government determines.................................................................... |
||
Items, taken up according to precedence........................................................................................... |
||
Speaker’s copy, Clerk of the House providing.................................................................................. |
||
Special................................................................................................................................................ |
||
See also Oral Questions; Questions on the Order Paper |
| |
Orders of the Day |
| |
Adjournment of the House interrupting, item stands........................................................................ |
||
Debatable motion............................................................................................................................... |
||
Items, established order..................................................................................................................... |
||
Motion to read, precedence............................................................................................................... |
||
Quorum, lack, item stands................................................................................................................. |
||
Times and days.................................................................................................................................. |
||
See also Government Orders |
| |
“Other Place” see instead Senate |
| |
Paired Members |
| |
Divisions, names printed in Debates and Journals............................................................................ |
||
Registry.............................................................................................................................................. |
||
Panel of Chairs................................................................................................................................. |
||
Papers see Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers; Notices of Motions (Papers); Parliamentary Papers; Private Members’ Business—Motions (Papers) |
| |
Parliamentary Agents see Private Bills |
| |
Parliamentary calendar see Sittings of the House |
| |
Parliamentary Librarian |
| |
Proposed appointee |
| |
Motion to ratify, within thirty days............................................................................................. |
||
Standing committee consideration................................................................................................. |
||
Parliamentary Papers (Documents, Reports and Returns) |
| |
Depositing with Clerk of the House.................................................................................................. |
||
When House stands adjourned...................................................................................................... |
||
Tabling |
| |
Both Official Languages................................................................................................................ |
||
Matters within government’s administrative responsibility ......................................................... |
||
Minister or Parliamentary Secretary............................................................................................. |
||
Pursuant to statutory or other authority...................................................................................... |
||
Required by law, Clerk of the House distributes list to Members............................................... |
||
Routine Proceedings...................................................................................................................... |
||
Tabling by Speaker |
| |
Board of Internal Economy, proceedings...................................................................................... |
||
Committee budgets, Board of Internal Economy decisions.......................................................... |
||
Parliamentary Secretaries |
| |
Tabling of documents......................................................................................................................... |
||
Party leaders |
| |
Speaker’s election, eligibility............................................................................................................. |
||
See also Leader of the Opposition; Prime Minister |
| |
Personal interests see Conflict of Interest Code—Prohibited activities |
| |
Petitions |
| |
Clerk of Petitions certifying............................................................................................................... |
||
Content, Members answerable.......................................................................................................... |
||
Depositing with Clerk of the House.................................................................................................. |
||
Form................................................................................................................................................... |
||
Government response within 45 days............................................................................................... |
||
Member’s endorsement..................................................................................................................... |
||
Presenting in the House |
| |
15-minute period........................................................................................................................... |
||
Debate not permitted.................................................................................................................... |
||
Routine Proceedings, position........................................................................................................... |
||
See also Private Bills |
| |
Points of Order |
| |
Debate................................................................................................................................................ |
||
Raising................................................................................................................................................ |
||
Prayers |
| |
Read daily.......................................................................................................................................... |
||
See also Business of the House—Commencement |
| |
Precedence, order see Private Members’ Business—Order of precedence |
| |
Presenting Petitions |
| |
Routine Proceedings, position........................................................................................................... |
||
See also Petitions |
| |
Presenting Reports from Committees |
| |
Explanation of report......................................................................................................................... |
||
Official Opposition, supplementary or dissenting opinion.......................................................... |
||
Routine Proceedings, items, established order, position.................................................................... |
||
Presenting Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations |
| |
Explanation of report......................................................................................................................... |
||
Routine Proceedings, items, established order, position.................................................................... |
||
Within 20 sitting days of return......................................................................................................... |
||
Previous Question |
| |
Motion adopted, original question put forthwith without amendment or debate ............................. |
||
Motion debatable............................................................................................................................... |
||
Motion “That this question be now put”.......................................................................................... |
||
Prime Minister |
| |
Debate |
| |
Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne, time limits ..................................................... |
||
Committee of the Whole............................................................................................................... |
||
Speeches, time limits..................................................................................................................... |
||
Private Bills |
| |
Advertising see Private Bills—Notice of intent to apply for private bill |
| |
Agents see Private Bills—Parliamentary agents |
| |
Charges see Private Bills—Fees and charges |
| |
Chief Clerk of Private Bills, responsibility |
| |
Committee meetings and bills referred, posting of lists................................................................ |
||
Examiner of Petitions.................................................................................................................... |
||
Examiner of Private Bills............................................................................................................... |
||
Fees and charges, collecting........................................................................................................... |
||
Parliamentary agents, keeping lists of........................................................................................... |
||
Records, keeping........................................................................................................................... |
||
Clerk of House, responsibility |
| |
Bill, laying on Table...................................................................................................................... |
||
Bill, reprinting............................................................................................................................... |
||
Standing Orders, publication in Canada Gazette.......................................................................... |
||
Committee stage |
| |
Chair of committee, voting twice, signing copy of bill.................................................................. |
||
Clerk of committee, signing copy of bill....................................................................................... |
||
Fees and charges to be paid prior to.............................................................................................. |
||
Legislative committee, bill and petitions for or against, reference................................................. |
||
Map or plan, filing, time limit....................................................................................................... |
||
Notices and lists of bills referred and meetings, posting and publishing prior to ......................... |
||
Preamble amended or not proven.................................................................................................. |
||
Promoter not ready to proceed, instruction to report bill............................................................. |
||
Provisions not covered by notice of intent to apply for private bill, reference to Examiner of Petitions or Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee............................................... |
||
Reporting bill in all cases............................................................................................................... |
||
Reprinting bill................................................................................................................................ |
||
Voting............................................................................................................................................ |
||
Consideration of business.................................................................................................................. |
||
Debate during Private Members’ Business........................................................................................ |
||
Draft bill |
| |
Agreement to be attached.............................................................................................................. |
||
Depositing with Clerk of House, time limit.................................................................................. |
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Examiner of Private Bills revising, model bills, affecting existing Acts, explanatory notes .......... |
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Map or plan, filing with................................................................................................................ |
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Printing.......................................................................................................................................... |
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Translating..................................................................................................................................... |
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Examiner of Petitions for Private Bills |
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Chief Clerk of Private Bills........................................................................................................... |
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Map or plan, filing with................................................................................................................ |
||
Petition for private bill, referral to................................................................................................ |
||
Report concerning notice of intent to apply for private bill ......................................................... |
||
Senate bill not based on petition, referral to.................................................................................. |
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Examiner of Private Bills, draft bill, revising...................................................................................... |
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Fees and charges |
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$500 basic fee................................................................................................................................ |
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Bill presented late.......................................................................................................................... |
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Bill stands until payment made..................................................................................................... |
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Borrowing powers of company.................................................................................................... |
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Capital stock of company............................................................................................................. |
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Chief Clerk of Public Bills collecting............................................................................................. |
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Parliamentary agent paying........................................................................................................... |
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Printing Act in Statutes................................................................................................................. |
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Printing bill.................................................................................................................................... |
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Reprinting bill................................................................................................................................ |
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Senate bills, applicability.............................................................................................................. |
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Standing Order, suspending........................................................................................................... |
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Translating bill............................................................................................................................... |
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First reading....................................................................................................................................... |
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Introduction of bill on petition, time limit......................................................................................... |
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Notice of intent to apply for private bill |
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Canada Gazette, publishing in...................................................................................................... |
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County or municipal clerk, notification........................................................................................ |
||
Examiner of Petitions, report concerning...................................................................................... |
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Newspaper, publishing in |
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Duration and languages to be used............................................................................................ |
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Not required in certain cases..................................................................................................... |
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Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee, report concerning ......................................... |
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Required in certain cases............................................................................................................... |
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Standing Order respecting, publication in Canada Gazette........................................................... |
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Statutory declaration..................................................................................................................... |
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Parliamentary agents, registration, responsibility.............................................................................. |
||
Petitions against or in favour of bill referral to committee on bill...................................................... |
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Petitions for private bills |
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Clerk of Petitions, report.............................................................................................................. |
||
Examiner of Petitions, referral to................................................................................................... |
||
Form, written or printed, signatures............................................................................................. |
||
Member answerable for contents, endorsing................................................................................. |
||
Presenting to House, filing with Clerk of House........................................................................... |
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Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee, referral to..................................................... |
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Reading.......................................................................................................................................... |
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Receiving by House....................................................................................................................... |
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Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee, reports |
| |
Notice of intent to apply for private bill...................................................................................... |
||
Standing Orders, suspension or modifications.............................................................................. |
||
Records to be kept............................................................................................................................. |
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Report stage |
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Amendments, notice required........................................................................................................ |
||
Deferring until report presented by Examiner of Petitions or Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee.................................................................................................................. |
||
Fees and charges to be paid prior to.............................................................................................. |
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Second reading |
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Placing at bottom of order of precedence for Private Members’ Business.................................... |
||
Senate amendments, referral to committee or bill.............................................................................. |
||
Senate bills |
| |
First reading................................................................................................................................... |
||
Not based on petitions, referral to Examiner of Petitions or Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee.................................................................................................................. |
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Speaker, responsibility regarding parliamentary agents..................................................................... |
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Standing Orders |
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Canada Gazette, publishing in...................................................................................................... |
||
Public bills, provisions relating to, applicability........................................................................... |
||
Suspension or modification, referral to Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee ......... |
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Private corporations/partnerships see Conflict of Interest Code |
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Private Members’ Bills see Introduction of Private Members’ Bills; Private Members’ Business—Public bills |
| |
Private Members’ Business |
| |
Daily order of business, position....................................................................................................... |
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Debate |
| |
Adjournment or interruption......................................................................................................... |
||
Extension of sitting, motion not allowed....................................................................................... |
||
Extension of sitting to consider bill at report stage and third reading ........................................... |
||
Items in order of precedence only................................................................................................. |
||
Items to be considered, notice requirement................................................................................... |
||
Member, absence........................................................................................................................... |
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Member moving item |
| |
Question and comments, time limit........................................................................................... |
||
Speaking at conclusion of second hour of debate, time limit ..................................................... |
||
Right of reply................................................................................................................................ |
||
Sittings of the House, motion to continue or extend, not allowed ................................................ |
||
Speeches, time limit....................................................................................................................... |
||
Non-votable items..................................................................................................................... |
||
Votable items............................................................................................................................. |
||
Time limits see Private Members’ Business—Motions—Motions (Papers)—Private bills—Public bills—Votable items |
| |
Delay or interruption......................................................................................................................... |
||
Closure, question period............................................................................................................... |
||
Divisions, deferred after Oral Questions....................................................................................... |
||
Statements by Ministers............................................................................................................... |
||
Time allocation, question period................................................................................................... |
||
Dilatory motions, not allowed........................................................................................................... |
||
Divisions, recorded, deferring on a Friday......................................................................................... |
||
Draw |
| |
Beginning of first Session.............................................................................................................. |
||
Clerk of the House, responsibilities.............................................................................................. |
||
During session............................................................................................................................... |
||
Exchanges........................................................................................................................................... |
||
Indicating on Order Paper by marking with asterisk.................................................................... |
||
Not arranged.................................................................................................................................. |
||
Not proceeding with when next called, dropped from Order Paper............................................ |
||
Sponsor prohibited from requesting further exchange................................................................... |
||
Items, originating in House of Commons |
| |
Reinstatement from previous session, status at time of prorogation ............................................ |
||
List for the Consideration of Private Members’ Business |
| |
Continuing from session to session............................................................................................... |
||
Establishing................................................................................................................................... |
||
Ineligible Members........................................................................................................................ |
||
Member not losing place by virtue of sponsoring Senate public bill ............................................ |
||
Members becoming eligible........................................................................................................... |
||
Members, absence, not able to move motion or bill.......................................................................... |
||
Motion to continue or extend sitting not permitted.......................................................................... |
||
Motions |
| |
Amendments, moving with consent of sponsor............................................................................ |
||
Debate, time limit.......................................................................................................................... |
||
Debate, time to elapse between first and second hour.................................................................. |
||
Draw.............................................................................................................................................. |
||
Not moved when called................................................................................................................. |
||
Notice, any one Member giving.................................................................................................... |
||
Notice period................................................................................................................................. |
||
Order of precedence, placing in before consideration.................................................................... |
||
Vote............................................................................................................................................... |
||
Motions (Papers) |
| |
Debate and speeches, time limits, right of reply........................................................................... |
||
Dropping from the Order Paper after consideration, exception to rule ....................................... |
||
Motions for production of papers, transferring from................................................................... |
||
Order of precedence, dropping to bottom after consideration ...................................................... |
||
Order of precedence, placing in before consideration.................................................................... |
||
Vote............................................................................................................................................... |
||
Non-votable items |
| |
Dropping from the Order Paper on adjournment of House or after consideration ...................... |
||
Making votable, sponsor of item, appearance before Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee, provision of written submission........................................................................... |
||
Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee report to House concurring in Subcommittee on Private Members’ Business report |
| |
Appeal motion, filing with Speaker.......................................................................................... |
||
Appeal motion, vote, secret ballot............................................................................................ |
||
Concurrence motion notice, not receivable................................................................................ |
||
Subcommittee on Private Members’ Business determining .......................................................... |
||
Report, depositing with Clerk of Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee .............. |
||
Notice of items to be considered, published in Notice Paper............................................................ |
||
Order of precedence |
| |
Draw establishes........................................................................................................................... |
||
Eligibility criteria........................................................................................................................... |
||
Establishment, shall not prevent Members from giving notice of items ....................................... |
||
Items outside, not to be considered............................................................................................... |
||
Items, selected, dropping to bottom after consideration............................................................... |
||
List, continuing from session to session....................................................................................... |
||
Member to specify which bill or motion selected in draw............................................................ |
||
Non-votable items |
| |
Designation, Member indicating................................................................................................ |
||
Subcommittee on Private Members’ Business, determining ..................................................... |
||
Number of items |
| |
Beginning of session................................................................................................................... |
||
Private bills |
| |
Debate, time limit.......................................................................................................................... |
||
Order of precedence |
| |
Dropping to bottom after consideration................................................................................... |
||
Exchange of positions................................................................................................................ |
||
Report stage and third reading |
| |
Debate, time limit...................................................................................................................... |
||
Extension of sitting hours.......................................................................................................... |
||
Order of precedence, placing at bottom.................................................................................... |
||
Vote........................................................................................................................................... |
||
Second reading |
| |
Amendments, moving with consent of sponsor........................................................................ |
||
Debate, time limit...................................................................................................................... |
||
Debate, time to elapse between first and second hour .............................................................. |
||
Placing at bottom of order of precedence.................................................................................. |
||
Vote........................................................................................................................................... |
||
Public bills |
| |
Committee report.......................................................................................................................... |
||
Deemed reported without amendment, conditions................................................................... |
||
Introduction, Routine Proceedings position.................................................................................. |
||
Not proceeded with when called................................................................................................... |
||
Notice, any one Member giving.................................................................................................... |
||
Order of precedence |
| |
Dropping to bottom after consideration................................................................................... |
||
Exchange of positions................................................................................................................ |
||
Report stage and third reading |
| |
Debate, time limit...................................................................................................................... |
||
Extension of sitting hours.......................................................................................................... |
||
Order of precedence, placing at bottom.................................................................................... |
||
Vote........................................................................................................................................... |
||
Second reading |
| |
Amendments, moving with consent of sponsor............................................................................ |
||
Debate, time limit........................................................................................................................... |
||
Debate, time to elapse between first and second hour.................................................................. |
||
Order of precedence, placing in before consideration.................................................................... |
||
Senate bills, placing at bottom of order of precedence.................................................................. |
||
Time to elapse after first reading................................................................................................... |
||
Vote............................................................................................................................................... |
||
Senate amendments, placing at bottom of order of precedence......................................................... |
||
Senate bills see Private Members’ Business—Senate public bills |
| |
Quorum, lack, interruption of proceedings, non-selected item dropped from the Order Paper ....... |
||
Random draw see Private Members’ Business—Draw |
| |
Seconders, more than one................................................................................................................... |
||
Selected items see Private Members’ Business—Votable items |
| |
Senate public bills |
| |
Member sponsoring no more than one bill during a Parliament .................................................... |
||
Reinstatement from previous session, status at time of prorogation ............................................ |
||
Second reading |
| |
Debate, time limit...................................................................................................................... |
||
Debate, time to elapse between first and second hour .............................................................. |
||
Placing at bottom of order of precedence.................................................................................. |
||
Vote............................................................................................................................................ |
||
Similar items....................................................................................................................................... |
||
Speaker, responsibility |
||
Draw, organizing........................................................................................................................... |
||
Exchange of positions in order of precedence, arranging............................................................... |
||
Notices of items to be considered, publishing............................................................................... |
||
Similar items, determining............................................................................................................. |
||
Suspension |
| |
Budget debate................................................................................................................................ |
||
Emergency debate.......................................................................................................................... |
||
Exchange of positions in order of precedence not arranged........................................................... |
||
Government business replacing..................................................................................................... |
||
Notice not given of items to be considered................................................................................... |
||
Supply period ending June 23, last allotted day........................................................................... |
||
Until introduction of government bills completed........................................................................ |
||
Until order of precedence established........................................................................................... |
||
Urgent matter, government motion suspending Standing Orders .................................................. |
||
Votable items |
| |
Debate, time limit.......................................................................................................................... |
||
Order of precedence, dropping to bottom after consideration ...................................................... |
||
Privilege |
| |
Question of, immediate consideration................................................................................................ |
||
Written statement to Speaker, when required.................................................................................... |
||
Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee |
| |
Broadcasting guidelines, establishing................................................................................................. |
||
Conflict of Interest Code for Members, review and report................................................................ |
||
Duties................................................................................................................................................. |
||
Election of Members to House, review and report............................................................................ |
||
Mandate............................................................................................................................................. |
||
Membership....................................................................................................................................... |
||
Private Bills........................................................................................................................................ |
||
Private Members’ Business, non-votable items, reports................................................................... |
||
Reports.............................................................................................................................................. |
||
See also Conflict of Interest Code—Administration rules |
| |
Procedure and Standing Orders |
| |
Motion to consider............................................................................................................................ |
||
Unprovided cases............................................................................................................................... |
||
See also Subcommittee on Private Members’ Business |
| |
Proceedings on Adjournment see instead Adjournment Proceedings |
| |
Prorogation |
| |
Address of the House, effects............................................................................................................ |
||
Notice of business during................................................................................................................... |
||
Order for return, effects..................................................................................................................... |
||
Public Accounts Standing Committee |
| |
Chair and Vice-Chairs........................................................................................................................ |
||
Mandate............................................................................................................................................. |
||
Public Bills |
| |
Amendments |
| |
Bill read twice and referred to Committee before any amendments .............................................. |
||
Made in committee reported to House......................................................................................... |
||
Not permitted |
| |
First reading motion.................................................................................................................. |
||
Motion for introduction............................................................................................................ |
||
Report stage after second reading, concurrence motion............................................................ |
||
Report stage at second reading, concurrence motion ................................................................. |
||
Report stage from Committee of the Whole, consideration ...................................................... |
||
Second reading motion............................................................................................................... |
||
Senate, first reading motion, deemed carried, without debate, amendment, or question put .... |
||
Time allocation.......................................................................................................................... |
||
Senate amendments |
| |
Conference when disagreement................................................................................................. |
||
Motion debatable................................................................................................................... |
||
Debatable................................................................................................................................... |
||
Motion to consider, 24 hours’ notice........................................................................................ |
||
See also Public Bills—Report stage |
| |
Committee stage |
| |
Committee of the Whole consideration......................................................................................... |
||
Proceedings on bills, in any Committee........................................................................................ |
||
Read twice and referred to Committee before any amendments ................................................... |
||
Referral to a Committee................................................................................................................ |
||
Before second reading................................................................................................................ |
||
Opposition notification......................................................................................................... |
||
Referral to Committee of the Whole............................................................................................. |
||
Report from committee received by the House............................................................................ |
||
Debate see Public Bills—First reading—Preparation and bringing in of a bill by a Committee—Report stage—Second Reading—Third reading |
| |
First reading |
| |
First reading and printing, motion deemed carried without debate, amendment or question put.. |
||
Senate public bills deemed carried, without debate, amendment or question put ......................... |
||
Introduction |
| |
Blank or imperfect bills................................................................................................................. |
||
Explanation, succinct..................................................................................................................... |
||
Government, Routine Proceedings................................................................................................ |
||
Motion deemed carried, without debate, amendment or question put .......................................... |
||
Motion for introduction................................................................................................................ |
||
Notice, 48 hours............................................................................................................................ |
||
Exception................................................................................................................................... |
||
Printed in English and French before second reading.................................................................... |
||
Private Members, Routine Proceedings........................................................................................ |
||
Notice |
| |
48 hours......................................................................................................................................... |
||
Exception.................................................................................................................................... |
||
Not applied after introduction...................................................................................................... |
||
Exception................................................................................................................................... |
||
Orders not proceeded with when called, dropped and placed on Order Paper after those of same stage................................................................................................................................................. |
||
Orders not proceeded with when called, stand at request of government ......................................... |
||
Preparation and bringing in of a bill by a Committee |
| |
Committee reports |
| |
Minister’s concurrence motion, considered to be a stage........................................................... |
||
Order to bring in a bill............................................................................................................... |
||
Scope......................................................................................................................................... |
||
Government Orders, consideration under..................................................................................... |
||
Minister’s motion to appoint or instruct a Committee ................................................................ |
||
Debate, time limit...................................................................................................................... |
||
Government Orders consideration............................................................................................ |
||
Motion to appoint or instruct a Committee, introduction of bill ................................................. |
||
Second reading stage |
| |
Minister’s motion..................................................................................................................... |
||
Readings |
| |
Clerk certifies................................................................................................................................ |
||
Three separate............................................................................................................................... |
||
See also Public Bills—First reading—Second reading—Third reading |
| |
Report stage after second reading |
| |
Amendments |
| |
Debatable................................................................................................................................... |
||
Debate, time limit...................................................................................................................... |
||
Divisions, deferred.................................................................................................................... |
||
Explanation by Member............................................................................................................ |
||
Financial amendment, written notice......................................................................................... |
||
Form only, without notice........................................................................................................ |
||
Notice........................................................................................................................................ |
||
When out of order.................................................................................................................. |
||
Written, 24 hours, when Governor General recommendation required ................................. |
||
Recorded division, deferred by Speaker.................................................................................... |
||
Speaker, power to select amendments...................................................................................... |
||
When no amendment................................................................................................................. |
||
Concurrence, motion without amendment or debate..................................................................... |
||
Consideration, not prior to second sitting day following presentation of report to House .......... |
||
From Committee of the Whole, disposition.................................................................................. |
||
Motion debatable.......................................................................................................................... |
||
Report stage at second reading |
| |
Amendments |
| |
Debatable................................................................................................................................... |
||
Debate, time limit...................................................................................................................... |
||
Explanation by Member............................................................................................................ |
||
Financial amendment, notice..................................................................................................... |
||
Form only, without notice........................................................................................................ |
||
Notice........................................................................................................................................ |
||
Sitting day before, when Governor General recommendation required ................................. |
||
When out of order.................................................................................................................. |
||
Recorded division, deferred by Speaker.................................................................................... |
||
Speaker, power to select amendments...................................................................................... |
||
Concurrence, motion without amendment or debate..................................................................... |
||
Consideration, not prior to third sitting day................................................................................. |
||
Second reading |
| |
Bill read twice and referred to Committee before amendments ..................................................... |
||
Committee referral......................................................................................................................... |
||
Debate |
| |
Borrowing authority bills, two day’s consideration................................................................... |
||
Period divided in two................................................................................................................ |
||
At request of Member........................................................................................................... |
||
At request of Whip................................................................................................................ |
||
Time limit.................................................................................................................................. |
||
Motion for Committee referral before second reading .................................................................. |
||
Opposition notification............................................................................................................. |
||
Read twice and referred to committee........................................................................................... |
||
Referral to Committee before second reading................................................................................ |
||
Supply bill read twice and referred to Committee of the Whole ................................................... |
||
Senate amendments |
| |
Conference when disagreement..................................................................................................... |
||
Motion debatable.......................................................................................................................... |
||
Debatable....................................................................................................................................... |
||
Motion to consider, 24 hours’ notice............................................................................................ |
||
Stages see Public Bills—Committee stage—First reading—Introduction—Preparation and bringing in of a bill by a Committee—Report stage—Second reading—Third reading |
| |
Standing Orders, applicability to private bills................................................................................... |
||
Supply bills, referral to Committee of the Whole after second reading ............................................. |
||
Third reading |
| |
After report stage after second reading......................................................................................... |
||
After report stage at second reading.............................................................................................. |
||
Debate |
| |
Period divided in two................................................................................................................ |
||
Time limit.................................................................................................................................. |
||
Motion debatable.......................................................................................................................... |
||
Same sitting................................................................................................................................... |
||
Time allocation |
| |
Agreement among all parties......................................................................................................... |
||
Agreement not reached.................................................................................................................. |
||
Qualified agreement....................................................................................................................... |
||
Question period, thirty minutes.................................................................................................... |
||
Question put................................................................................................................................. |
||
See also Private Members’ Business |
| |
Public corporations see Conflict of Interest Code |
| |
Question and comment period |
| |
5 minutes.......................................................................................................................................... |
||
10 minutes.......................................................................................................................................... |
||
“Question be now put” see instead Previous Question |
| |
Question of Confidence see Speaker—Election |
| |
Question of Privilege see Privilege |
| |
Question Period see instead Oral Questions |
| |
Questions see Oral questions; Question and comment period; Questions on the Order Paper |
| |
Questions on the Order Paper |
| |
Adjournment proceedings |
| |
Notice............................................................................................................................................ |
||
Deemed withdrawn if matter not taken up................................................................................... |
||
Transferred to after 45 days at Member’s request....................................................................... |
||
Clerk of the House, responsibilities................................................................................................... |
||
Debate not permitted......................................................................................................................... |
||
Not taken up when called, stand at request of government............................................................... |
||
Notice, 48 hours................................................................................................................................. |
||
Exception....................................................................................................................................... |
||
Number, limit of 4.............................................................................................................................. |
||
Exception, designated question, replacing..................................................................................... |
||
Order for return, entered in Journals................................................................................................. |
||
Purpose, restrictions.......................................................................................................................... |
||
Response |
| |
Government, within 45 days......................................................................................................... |
||
After 45 days, designated question........................................................................................... |
||
Oral, starred question, limit of 3................................................................................................... |
||
Printed in Debates......................................................................................................................... |
||
Routine Proceedings, position........................................................................................................... |
||
Standing Committee, transferred to after 45 days............................................................................. |
||
Transferring to notices of motions at government’s request............................................................. |
||
Quorum |
| |
20 Members, including Speaker......................................................................................................... |
||
Bells to ring........................................................................................................................................ |
||
Lacking |
| |
Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod may be received.................................................................... |
||
Order of the Day, effects.............................................................................................................. |
||
Recorded in Journals..................................................................................................................... |
||
Speaker adjourns the House.......................................................................................................... |
||
See also Committees, Legislative; Committees, Special; Committees, Standing |
| |
R |
||
Random draw see Private Members’ Business—Draw |
| |
Recall of the House |
| |
Provisions.......................................................................................................................................... |
||
Royal Assent..................................................................................................................................... |
||
Special Order Paper, notice of business, Speaker’s responsibilities................................................. |
||
See also Adjournment of the House—Royal Assent—Time |
| |
Recorded divisions see Divisions |
| |
Registry of paired Members.......................................................................................................... |
||
Relevancy see Debate |
| |
Repetition see Debate |
| |
Reports see Board of Internal Economy; Committees, Standing—Annual reports; Conflict of Interest Code—Reports to House; Parliamentary Papers; Presenting Reports from Committees; Presenting Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations; Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee—Annual reports |
| |
Resolution |
| |
Presentation, 48 hours’ notice........................................................................................................... |
||
Exception....................................................................................................................................... |
||
Returns see Orders for Return; Parliamentary Papers |
| |
Right of reply see Debate |
| |
Routine Proceedings |
| |
Daily order of business, position....................................................................................................... |
||
Debatable motions............................................................................................................................. |
||
Introduction of Government Bills, extending if not completed ......................................................... |
||
Items, established order..................................................................................................................... |
||
See also Emergency Debate—Leave to propose; Motions—Committees, Without debate or amendment; Presenting Petitions; Presenting Reports for Interparliamentary Delegations |
| |
Royal Assent |
| |
Senate message concerning bills, depositing with Clerk of the House during adjournment ............... |
||
See also Adjournment of the House |
| |
Royal family |
| |
Language, disrespectful against.......................................................................................................... |
||
Royal Recommendation |
| |
Annexed to bill................................................................................................................................... |
||
Governor General recommendation of appropriation........................................................................ |
||
Printed on Notice Paper and in Journals........................................................................................... |
||
Report stage amendments.................................................................................................................. |
||
See also Public Bills—Report stage after second reading—Report stage at second reading |
| |
S |
||
Scrutiny of Regulations Standing Joint Committee |
| |
Chair and Vice-Chairs representing House of Commons................................................................... |
||
Mandate............................................................................................................................................. |
||
Membership....................................................................................................................................... |
||
Reports revoking Statutory Instruments........................................................................................... |
||
Motions for concurrence |
| |
Debate, time limits.................................................................................................................... |
||
Deemed adopted........................................................................................................................ |
||
Deemed withdrawn................................................................................................................... |
||
Grouping for debate.................................................................................................................. |
||
Placing on Notice Paper............................................................................................................. |
||
Speeches, time limits................................................................................................................. |
||
Standing in name of Minister, not adopted............................................................................... |
||
Voting........................................................................................................................................ |
||
Wednesday schedule................................................................................................................. |
||
Notice to authorized authority...................................................................................................... |
||
Presentation................................................................................................................................... |
||
Receivability.................................................................................................................................. |
||
Senate |
| |
Conference with Senate, motion debatable........................................................................................ |
||
Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, to be received by Speaker........................................................ |
||
Language, offensive against Member of............................................................................................. |
||
Messages to and from........................................................................................................................ |
||
See also Royal Assent |
| |
Senate amendments see Public Bills |
| |
Senate bills see Public Bills; Private Bills; Private Members’ Business—Public Bills—Senate Public Bills |
| |
Senate Public Bills |
| |
First reading, Routine Proceedings, items, established order, position .............................................. |
||
Sergeant-at-Arms |
| |
Admission cards, issuing.................................................................................................................... |
||
Duties, preservation of order............................................................................................................. |
||
Mace, safe-keeping............................................................................................................................ |
||
Messages from Senate, announcing.................................................................................................... |
||
Speaker’s warrants, executing............................................................................................................ |
||
Strangers, taking into custody............................................................................................................ |
||
Releasing........................................................................................................................................ |
||
Sittings of the House |
| |
Adjourning |
| |
Daily.............................................................................................................................................. |
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Motion required in certain cases................................................................................................... |
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Quorum lacking............................................................................................................................. |
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Extension |
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Closure, question period............................................................................................................... |
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Divisions, deferred after Oral Questions....................................................................................... |
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Private Members’ Business, public bills, report stage and third reading ...................................... |
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Statements by Ministers............................................................................................................... |
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Time allocation, question period................................................................................................... |
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Motion to continue or extend |
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Adjournment hour......................................................................................................................... |
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Adopted, less than 15 Members rising......................................................................................... |
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Dinner hour................................................................................................................................... |
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June, last 10 sitting days............................................................................................................... |
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Not during Private Members’ Business........................................................................................ |
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Notice not required........................................................................................................................ |
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Speaker in Chair............................................................................................................................ |
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Withdrawn, more than 15 Members rising.................................................................................... |
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Parliamentary calendar....................................................................................................................... |
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Speaker tabling.............................................................................................................................. |
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Times and days of meeting................................................................................................................ |
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See also Adjournment Proceedings; Supply—Allotted days |
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Sovereign |
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Language, disrespectful against.......................................................................................................... |
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Speaker |
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Casting vote....................................................................................................................................... |
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Committee of the Whole |
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Leaves Chair.................................................................................................................................. |
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Take-note debates, exception........................................................................................................ |
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Debate, participation......................................................................................................................... |
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Decisions |
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Appeals......................................................................................................................................... |
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Procedure for making..................................................................................................................... |
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Documents, tabling............................................................................................................................ |
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Election |
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Balloting procedures...................................................................................................................... |
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Candidates |
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Addressing House, five minutes................................................................................................ |
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Announcement of successful..................................................................................................... |
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Ministers, party leaders, eligibility........................................................................................... |
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When no majority of votes........................................................................................................ |
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Withdrawing from ballot, reasons............................................................................................. |
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First order of business................................................................................................................... |
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Precedence over other business................................................................................................. |
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Presiding over election................................................................................................................... |
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Duties, powers.......................................................................................................................... |
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Question of confidence, not considered........................................................................................ |
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Speaker adjourns House upon election......................................................................................... |
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Vacancy......................................................................................................................................... |
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House of Commons staff, directing................................................................................................... |
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Official languages knowledge............................................................................................................. |
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Order and decorum |
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Role............................................................................................................................................... |
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Speaker leaving Chair.................................................................................................................... |
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Speaker’s decision, no appeal....................................................................................................... |
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Order Paper, Clerk of the House providing...................................................................................... |
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Private bills, responsibility regarding parliamentary agents.............................................................. |
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Private Members’ Business, responsibility....................................................................................... |
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Tabling documents |
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Board of Internal Economy decisions, Committee budgets.......................................................... |
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Board of Internal Economy reports of proceedings...................................................................... |
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Warrants, Sergeant-at-Arms executing............................................................................................... |
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See also Adjournment Proceedings; Conflict of Interest Code—Reports to House; Debate; Motions; Naming; Oral Questions; Quorum—Lacking; Sittings of the House—Motions—Parliamentary calendar; Statements by Ministers—Time; Strangers |
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Special Order Paper ........................................................................................................................ |
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Spectators see instead Strangers |
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Speeches see Debate |
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Sponsored travel see Conflict of Interest Code |
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Spouses see Conflict of Interest Code—Definitions |
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Staff see House of Commons |
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Standing Committees see Committees, Standing |
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Standing Orders |
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Application, Committee of the Whole............................................................................................... |
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Motion to consider............................................................................................................................ |
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Motion to suspend, debatable........................................................................................................... |
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See also Committees, Legislative; Committees, Special; Committees, Standing; Private Bills |
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Standing Orders and Procedure |
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Motion to consider............................................................................................................................ |
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Statements by Members |
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Improper use...................................................................................................................................... |
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One minute......................................................................................................................................... |
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Times and days.................................................................................................................................. |
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Statements by Ministers |
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Adjournment of the House, delaying................................................................................................. |
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Content, length................................................................................................................................... |
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Government Orders, extension of time provided............................................................................... |
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Opposition parties, replies................................................................................................................ |
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Private Members’ Business, delaying................................................................................................ |
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Routine Proceedings, position........................................................................................................... |
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Sittings, extending.............................................................................................................................. |
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Time provided, Speaker to limit........................................................................................................ |
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Statutory Instruments see Committees, Standing—Scrutiny of Regulations Standing Joint Committee |
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Steering Committee see instead Agenda and Procedure Subcommittee |
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Strangers |
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Conduct.............................................................................................................................................. |
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Withdrawal |
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Chair of Committees of the Whole, role........................................................................................ |
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Motion.......................................................................................................................................... |
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Speaker, role.................................................................................................................................. |
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Subcommittee on Private Members’ Business |
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Mandate............................................................................................................................................. |
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Membership....................................................................................................................................... |
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Substitutes..................................................................................................................................... |
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See also Private Member’s Business—Non-votable items—Order of precedence |
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Supplementary estimates see Estimates; Supply |
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Supply |
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Adjournment suspended.................................................................................................................... |
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Aids and supplies |
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House of Commons grants to Sovereign....................................................................................... |
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Pecuniary penalties in Senate bills................................................................................................ |
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Senate cannot alter......................................................................................................................... |
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Allotted days |
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Amendments, only one allowed.................................................................................................... |
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Concurrence in final supplementary estimates, days added......................................................... |
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Sittings of the House |
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Determining numbers................................................................................................................ |
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Increasing numbers.................................................................................................................... |
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Reducing numbers..................................................................................................................... |
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Subamendments, only one allowed............................................................................................... |
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Supply periods.............................................................................................................................. |
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Unused days of Address Debate or Budget Debate added ........................................................... |
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Amendment, only one allowed.......................................................................................................... |
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Business of Supply |
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Continuing Order of the Day, designation.................................................................................... |
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Defined.......................................................................................................................................... |
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Precedence over government business........................................................................................... |
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Questions put on last day of June period..................................................................................... |
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Concurrence motion |
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Adoption, becomes House Order to bring in bill.......................................................................... |
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Main estimates, considered on last day of June period................................................................ |
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Question put in December and March period............................................................................... |
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Question put in June period.......................................................................................................... |
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Debate, time limits............................................................................................................................. |
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Main estimates |
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Bills, related, passage of all stages in one sitting........................................................................... |
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Committee of the Whole, studying............................................................................................... |
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Committee study and report......................................................................................................... |
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Considered on last day of June period.......................................................................................... |
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Interruption of debate no later than 10:00 p.m......................................................................... |
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No later than 6:30 p.m.............................................................................................................. |
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Extension of consideration by committee..................................................................................... |
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Period of consideration in committees.......................................................................................... |
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Referred to and reported by standing committees........................................................................ |
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Report by standing committees |
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Concurrence motion debatable on allotted day only ................................................................. |
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Presentation............................................................................................................................... |
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Urgent, taken under Government Orders...................................................................................... |
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Opposition motions |
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Amendments, only one allowed, sponsor, consent required ......................................................... |
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Considered on last day of June period.......................................................................................... |
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Duration of proceedings................................................................................................................ |
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Estimates |
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24 hours’ written notice............................................................................................................ |
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48 hours’ written notice............................................................................................................ |
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Speaker interrupts proceedings to put question....................................................................... |
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Expiration of proceedings.............................................................................................................. |
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Motion moved by opposition Member only................................................................................ |
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Non-votable motions..................................................................................................................... |
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Precedence over government supply motions............................................................................... |
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Speaker, selecting............................................................................................................................ |
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Subamendments, only one allowed............................................................................................... |
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Subject matter................................................................................................................................ |
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Two or more, Speaker’s power of selection................................................................................. |
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Votable motions |
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Recorded division deferred on last day of June period ............................................................. |
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Until 10:00 p.m..................................................................................................................... |
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Speaker interrupts proceedings to put questions...................................................................... |
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Unless sponsor designates as non-votable................................................................................ |
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Written notice, filing one hour prior to sitting day before allotted day ........................................ |
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Periods, December, March, June....................................................................................................... |
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Private Members’ Business, hour suspension during allotted day in June ....................................... |
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Speeches see instead Supply—Debate |
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Supplementary estimates |
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Bills, related, passage of all stages in one sitting........................................................................... |
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Concurrence in final supplementary estimates, days added to supply period ............................. |
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Period of consideration in committees.......................................................................................... |
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Referred to and reported by standing committees........................................................................ |
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Report by standing committees |
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Concurrence motion debatable on allotted day only ................................................................. |
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Report presented not later than three sitting days before final sitting or last allotted day in current period.......................................................................................................................... |
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Urgent, taken under Government Orders...................................................................................... |
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Unopposed items............................................................................................................................... |
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T |
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Tabling of Documents |
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Both official languages....................................................................................................................... |
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Depositing with Clerk of the House, deemed laid before the House ................................................. |
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When House stands adjourned...................................................................................................... |
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Matters within government’s administrative responsibility............................................................. |
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Minister or Parliamentary Secretary.................................................................................................. |
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Pursuant to statutory or other authority........................................................................................... |
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Recorded in Journals......................................................................................................................... |
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Referral to standing committee.......................................................................................................... |
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Reports required by law, Clerk of the House distributes list to Members ....................................... |
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Routine Proceedings, position........................................................................................................... |
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Speaker |
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Board of Internal Economy proceedings, decisions...................................................................... |
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Committee, budgets....................................................................................................................... |
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See also Parliamentary Papers |
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Take-note debates |
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Adjournment Proceedings, suspending.............................................................................................. |
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Debate |
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Adjournment of the House............................................................................................................ |
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Committee of the Whole rules, exceptions.................................................................................... |
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Length............................................................................................................................................ |
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Motion “That the Committee do now rise” only motion considered ........................................... |
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Rules.............................................................................................................................................. |
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Speaker presides............................................................................................................................ |
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Speeches, time limit....................................................................................................................... |
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Motion, Ministers of the Crown, voting on without debate or amendment ..................................... |
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Time, hour of daily adjournment....................................................................................................... |
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Throne Speech see instead Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne |
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Time allocation |
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Public Bills, motion............................................................................................................................ |
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Question period, thirty minutes.................................................................................................... |
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Question put................................................................................................................................. |
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See also Public Bills |
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Time limits see Debate—Speeches |
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Timetable see Daily Order of Business—Items; Sittings of the House |
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Travel |
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Committee, request, motion............................................................................................................... |
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See also Conflict of Interest Code—Sponsored travel |
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U |
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Unanimous consent |
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Denied, routine motion by Minister.................................................................................................. |
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Withdrawal of motion........................................................................................................................ |
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Unprovided cases .............................................................................................................................. |
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Urgent matter |
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Debatable motion............................................................................................................................... |
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Government motion suspending standing orders............................................................................... |
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See also Debate; Emergency Debate |
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V |
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Visitor see instead Strangers |
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Votable items see Private Members’ Business |
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Votes |
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Reflection........................................................................................................................................... |
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Rescinding, request............................................................................................................................ |
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See also Casting vote; Divisions |
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W |
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Warrants see Speaker |
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Ways and Means |
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Budget debate |
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Amendments, only one allowed.................................................................................................... |
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Form of motion............................................................................................................................. |
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Four days...................................................................................................................................... |
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Motion to concur in Ways and Means not permitted during budget debate ................................ |
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Notice of Ways and Means........................................................................................................... |
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Order of the Day |
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Daily adjournment extended...................................................................................................... |
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Date and time specified............................................................................................................. |
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Designated at Minister’s request.............................................................................................. |
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Motion for adjournment from opposition Member of Official Opposition deemed adopted .. |
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Proceedings interrupted by Speaker and deemed adjourned ..................................................... |
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Precedence over other government business................................................................................. |
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Private Members’ Business, suspension...................................................................................... |
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Question put |
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Amendments............................................................................................................................. |
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Main motion.............................................................................................................................. |
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Subamendments......................................................................................................................... |
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Subamendments, only one allowed............................................................................................... |
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Time limits on speeches................................................................................................................ |
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Unused days, added to Supply proceedings................................................................................. |
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Budget, Finance Standing Committee, mandate................................................................................. |
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Concurrence motion adopted, effect.................................................................................................. |
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Motion for consideration of Ways and Means Order, debatable ...................................................... |
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Motion to concur in Ways and Means motion decided without debate or amendment .................... |
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Whips |
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Committee, Liaison, participation...................................................................................................... |
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Debate, time divided between Members at request of....................................................................... |
||
Divisions, recorded, deferred at request of........................................................................................ |
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Witnesses see Committees, Legislative; Committees, Special; Committees, Standing |
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Written Questions see instead Questions on the Order Paper |
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