House of Commons Procedure and Practice
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[501]
For detailed information on amendments to bills in committee, see Chapter 16, “The Legislative Process”.
[502] 
See Speaker Fraser’s ruling, Debates, April 28, 1992, p. 9801.
[503] 
See, for example, Standing Committee on Human Rights and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence, April 30, 1995, Issue No. 47, p. 35.
[504] 
Standing Order 75(1).
[505] 
Standing Order 113(5).
[506]
For details of the amending process at committee stage, see Chapter 16, “The Legislative Process”.
[507] 
See, for example, Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, Minutes and Evidence, April 13, 1999, Meeting No. 90.
[508] 
See, for example, Journals, May 3, 1994, p. 419.
[509] 
See, for example, Journals, April 25, 1996, p. 260. For further information, see Chapter 14, “The Curtailment of Debate”.
[510] 
Standing Order 97.1. Formerly, no time limit was placed on the consideration of private Members’ bills. This provision was added to the Standing Orders in 1998. See Journals, November 30, 1998, pp. 1327-9.
[511] 
Standing Order 141(1).
[512] 
See, for example, Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, Minutes,May 6, 1999, Meeting No. 140. If the bill does not pass, the committee must decide whether to report to the House that the bill not be proceeded with, or to adopt some other course of action. See Chapter 16, “The Legislative Process”.
[513] 
See, for example, Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, Minutes, May 6, 1999, Meeting No. 140.
[514] 
See, for example, Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, Minutes, May 6, 1999, Meeting No. 140.
[515] 
Standing Order 68(4). See, for example, Journals, October 30, 1997, p. 175. This provision was added to the Standing Orders in 1994. See Journals, February 7, 1994, pp. 112-20, in particular pp. 115-6.
[516] 
Standing Order 68(4)(a) and (b).
[517] 
Standing Order 68(5).
[518] 
Standing Order 110(1). See, for example, Journals, April 25, 1997, pp. 1551-2. The review of Order-in-Council appointments was recommended in the Third Report of the McGrath Committee. Standing Orders giving effect to the recommendations were adopted provisionally in 1986 and were made permanent in 1987. The review procedure deals only with non-judicial appointments. See Third Report of the Special Committee on Reform of the House of Commons, June 1985, pp. 29-34; Journals, February 6, 1986, pp. 1644-66, in particular p. 1664; February 13, 1986, p. 1710; June 3, 1987, pp. 1016-28; Debates, October 30, 1986, p. 889.
[519] 
Standing Order 110(2). Nominations are made by Ministers to non-judicial posts in regulatory agencies such as the CRTC. As the wording of the Standing Order indicates, the tabling of certificates of nomination is at the Minister’s discretion.
[520] 
Standing Order 110. Where Order-in-Council appointments have been withdrawn from certain committees and referred to other committees, the 30-day period for the committee’s study was deemed to have begun with the adoption of the order making the new referral. See, for example, Debates, October 30, 1986, p. 889. Committees have used the provisions of Standing Order 108(2) to examine Order-in-Council appointments. See, for example, Standing Committee on Environment, Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence, February 18, 1993, Issue No. 56, pp. 3-4; Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Government Operations, Minutes, June 4, 1998, Meeting No. 36.
[521] 
Standing Order 111(1).
[522] 
Standing Order 111(2).
[523] 
See Speaker Fraser’s ruling, Debates, December 11, 1986, p. 1998.
[524] 
Standing Order 111(4).
[525] 
Committees have examined ways in which the process can be used most effectively. See, for example, the Second Report of the Standing Committee on Health, Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence, September 29, 1994, Issue No. 13, pp. 3-9.
[526] 
See, for example, Standing Committee on Government Operations, Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence, November 27, 1986, Issue No. 4, pp. 4-7; Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence, February 13, 1997, Issue No. 6, p. 2. See also Speaker Fraser’s ruling, Debates, December 11, 1986, p. 1998.
[527] 
Standing Order 111(2).
[528] 
Standing Order 108(2). The power to initiate subject-matter studies was accorded to standing committees following the recommendations of the McGrath Committee. See the Third Report of the Special Committee on the Reform of the House of Commons, June 1985, pp. 16-17; Journals, February 6, 1986, pp. 1644-66, in particular pp. 1660-1; February 13, 1986, p. 1710.
[529] 
Standing Order 108(3) and (4).
[530] 
Standing Order 123. See Chapter 17, “Delegated Legislation”.
[531] 
Standing Orders 92 and 108(3)(a)(iv). See Chapter 21, “Private Members’ Business”.
[532] 
See, for example, Journals, October 29, 1990, pp. 2182-3.
[533] 
See, for example, Journals, February 23, 1994, pp. 186-7.
[534] 
See, for example, Journals, February 8, 1994, pp. 132-4.
[535] 
See, for example, Journals, March 10, 1998, pp. 551-2.
[536]
See Chapter 3, “Privileges and Immunities”.
[537] 
See, for example, An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, S.C. 1994, c. 24, s. 33; Journals, October 1, 1997, p. 55.
[538] 
See, for example, Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food, Minutes, October 22, 1998, Meeting No. 50.
[539] 
See, for example, Standing Committee on Health, Minutes and Evidence, November 27, 1997, Meeting No. 7.
[540] 
See, for example, Standing Committee on Health, Minutes, October 28, 1998, Meeting No. 51.
[541] 
See, for example, Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, Minutes, April 15, 1999, Meeting No. 61.
[542]
See section below, “Presentation in the House”.
[543] 
Standing Order 108(1)(a).
[544] 
See, for example, Journals, November 18, 1997, pp. 224-5.
[545] 
Standing Order 113(5). A legislative committee has presented a revised report, subsequent to its initial reporting of a bill to the House, in order to correct technical errors or omissions in the original report. See Journals, November 19, 1990, pp. 2260-1; November 21, 1990, pp. 2274-5; Debates, November 21, 1990, p. 15529.
[546] 
See, for example, Debates, June 13, 1984, p. 4624; Journals, December 13, 1984, p. 188; December 14, 1984, p. 192; Debates, December 14, 1984, pp. 1242-3; February 28, 1985, pp. 2602-3.
[547] 
See, for example, Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-food, Minutes, March 26, 1998, Meeting No. 29.
[548] 
See, for example, Journals, February 3, 1988, p. 2130 (legislative committee seeking travel authority); November 17, 1998, p. 1263 (special committee seeking extension of reporting deadline); March 11, 1999, p. 1593 (standing committee seeking travel authority).
[549] 
For example, the Special Committee on the Reform of the House of Commons presented three substantive reports in the course of fulfilling its mandate. See Journals, December 20, 1984, p. 211; March 26, 1985, p. 420; June 18, 1985, p. 839.
[550] 
Standing Order 108(1)(a) specifically denies standing committees the power to delegate direct reporting power to a sub-committee. A similar provision is usually included in the order of reference of a special committee. The House has, on occasion, given a sub-committee the power to report directly. See, for example, Journals, April 19, 1993, p. 2796.

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