House of Commons Procedure and Practice
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[301] 
Standing Order 30(6).
[302] 
See Rules, Orders and Forms of Proceedings of the House of Commons of Canada, 1868, 1873, 1876, 1880, 1884, 1890, 1893, 1896, 1901, 1904 and 1905, Rule No. 19.
[303] 
See Debates, July 9, 1906, cols. 7475-7.
[304] 
See Journals, July 12, 1955, pp. 889-93.
[305] 
Journals, April 10, 1962, pp. 338-9; April 12, 1962, p. 350.
[306] 
See Journals, December 6, 1968, pp. 436-7; December 20, 1968, pp. 563-5.
[307] 
See the Third Report of the Special Committee on Standing Orders and Procedure, Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence, November 4, 1982, Issue No. 7, pp. 14-5, presented on November 5, 1982 (Journals, p. 5328), and the motion adopted on November 29, 1982 (Journals, p. 5400).
[308] 
See the First Report of the Special Committee on Standing Orders, Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence, December 15, 1983, Issue No. 2, pp. 3-4, presented on December 15, 1983 (Journals, p. 47), and the motion adopted by the House on December 19, 1983 (Journals, pp. 55-6). In its Tenth Report, presented in the House on September 30, 1983 (Journals, p. 6250), the Committee noted that some Members had concerns about one full day being set aside for Private Members’ Business because it disrupted the flow of business in the House. The Committee recommended that a more in-depth study be done to determine what day or days should be set aside for Private Members’ Business in order to accommodate the largest possible number of Members and to encourage participation. See Special Committee on Standing Orders and Procedure, Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence,September 29, 1983, Issue No. 24, p. 7.
[309] 
Journals, April 11, 1991, pp. 2905-6, 2908.
[310] 
Standing Order 50(4).
[311] 
Standing Order 83(2).
[312] 
Standing Order 99(1).
[313] 
Standing Order 52(14). See Chapter 15, “Special Debates”.
[314] 
Standing Order 99(1). See Chapter 15, “Special Debates”.
[315] 
Standing Order 99(1).
[316] 
Standing Order 94(1)(a).
[317] 
Standing Order 94(2)(a).
[318] 
Standing Order 94(2)(b). Since the coming into force of this Standing Order, the Chair has instructed, on such occasions, that the item be dropped to the bottom of the Order of Precedence (see, for example, Debates, March 23, 1994, p. 2694; April 27, 1995, p. 11911; May 9, 1996, p. 2580; February 4, 1997, p. 7680; March 26, 1998, p. 5442). This practice has been followed since 1986 when the Speaker was asked to clarify the Standing Orders with respect to the disposition of an item of Private Members’ Business in the event a Member was unable to move the motion on the designated day. See Debates, April 24, 1986, pp. 12624-6; April 25, 1986, pp. 12671-3; May 9, 1986, pp. 13146-7; May 28, 1986, p. 13727; November 17, 1986, pp. 1215-6.
[319] 
Standing Order 99(2). See, for example, Debates, November 18, 1994, p. 8004; November 25, 1994, p. 8303; March 10, 1997, p. 8805; May 8, 1998, p. 6736.
[320] 
Standing Order 94(1)(b). This provision has been included in the Standing Orders for unforeseen and unexpected circumstances. In practice, this provision is unlikely to be invoked since the Speaker is provided with a mechanism to give notice when an exchange is not possible (Standing Order 94(2)), and since a mechanism is in place to establish the Order of Precedence at the beginning of a session (Standing Order 87(1)) and to maintain it during the session (Standing Order 87(2)).
[321] 
See, for example, Debates, February 22, 1993, p. 16247; March 17, 1997, p. 9060; Notice Paper, March 17, 1997, p. III.
[322] 
See, for example, Debates, April 12, 1991, pp. 19464-5, 19477; March 13, 1992, p. 8236; April 23, 1993, p. 18413.
[323] 
Standing Order 30(4)(a).
[324] 
Standing Order 30(7).
[325] 
See Journals, May 9, 1996, p. 346.
[326] 
See, for example, Debates, September 24, 1991, p. 2657; November 1, 1991, p. 4412; April 18, 1994, p. 3131; May 17, 1996, pp. 2953, 2963; November 6, 1997, pp. 1666, 1684.
[327] 
Prior to February 1994, when Standing Order 30(7) was amended to provide for delays or interruptions in Private Members’ Hour for any reason, Private Members’ Business could be extended only with the unanimous consent of the House (see, for example, Debates, October 2, 1991, p. 3190; June 4, 1992, p. 11438).
[328] 
Standing Order 30(7).
[329] 
As an example, on Tuesday, April 23, 1996, Private Members’ Business was scheduled to take place from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Because of a ministerial statement, the time for Government Orders was extended by 72 minutes. In addition, at the conclusion of Government Orders, there was a recorded division. Consequently, it was 7:15 p.m., 45 minutes past the time Private Members’ Business would normally have ended, when the House was ready to proceed to Private Members’ Business. Pursuant to the Standing Order, the Speaker was required to reschedule the debate until another sitting. See Journals, April 23, 1996, pp. 244-51; Debates, p. 1880. See also Debates, June 14, 1995, p. 13853; June 19, 1995, p. 14104; June 20, 1995, p. 14297; May 2, 1996, p. 2283; December 1, 1998, p. 10773; December 7, 1998, p. 10945.
[330] 
Standing Order 37(3). See also Journals, April 20, 1964, pp. 224-5; Debates, p. 2342.
[331] 
Standing Order 39(5)(b). See Journals, April 11, 1991, pp. 2905, 2909-10. For an example of a Member requesting that his written question be transferred to the Adjournment Proceedings, see Debates, November 20, 1992, pp. 13720-1; September 25, 1995, p. 14819.
[332] 
Standing Order 38(1). Because the Adjournment Proceedings are customarily held at the conclusion of the sitting day, this segment of the day is informally known as the “late show”.
[333] 
Standing Order 38(4).
[334] 
Standing Order 38(2).
[335] 
Standing Order 38(5).
[336] 
Standing Order 38(5).
[337] 
Standing Order 52(12).
[338] 
Standing Order 83(2).
[339] 
Standing Order 2(3).
[340] 
Standing Order 33(2).
[341] 
Standing Order 98(3) and (5).
[342] 
Standing Order 81(17) and (18)(b).
[343] 
Standing Order 27(1). See, for example, Journals, June 5, 1996, p. 490; June 12, 1996, p. 546.
[344] 
See, for example, Journals, May 11, 1998, pp. 772-4. However, whenever a sitting is extended pursuant to Standing Order 26, it is not always possible for those Members scheduled in the Adjournment Proceedings to be available since the beginning of that debate is unknown. See transcript of the meeting of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, May 3, 1994, p. 12:18. An announcement by the Speaker may be made, but the Adjournment Proceedings will lapse if Members do not proceed with their questions (see Debates, March 13, 1997, p. 9036; Journals, pp. 1277-8, 1281).
[345] 
See, for example, Journals, November 26, 1992, p. 2242; March 18, 1996, pp. 104, 111.
[346] 
See, for example, Debates, November 6, 1990, p. 15236.
[347] 
Occasionally, following the comments of the Government House Leader, other Members (customarily, but not exclusively, the House Leaders representing parties in opposition) may be recognized to pose brief questions on specific items of business or to clarify information (see Debates, November 9, 1995, p. 16443). Although all Members are permitted to participate in posing questions to the Government House Leader, the Speaker has suggested that Members of the opposition should make their representations known to the House through their respective House Leaders (Debates, February 14, 1985, p. 2359). See also Debates, June 3, 1999, pp. 15814-5.
[348] 
Standing Order 40(2).
[349] 
See Debates, June 1, 1994, pp. 4709-10.
[350] 
Debates, September 23, 1968, p. 383.

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