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House of Commons


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PRÉCIS OF PROCEDURE


(Last revised November, 2003)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1THE SPEAKER, PRESIDING OFFICERS, and TABLE OFFICERS

1.a. The Speaker

1.b. Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole

1.c. Deputy Chair and Assistant Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole

1.d. Table Officers
Chapter 2OPENING OF PARLIAMENT AND BEGINNING OF A SESSION

2.a. Formal Opening of a Parliament

2.b. Speech from the Throne
Chapter 3ADDRESS IN REPLY TO THE SPEECH FROM THE THRONE
Chapter 4PARLIAMENTARY PRIVILEGE
Chapter 5QUORUM
Chapter 6DAILY PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE

6.a. Prayers and National Anthem

6.b. Statements by Members

6.c. Oral Questions
Chapter 7ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS

7.a. Tabling of Documents

7.b. Introduction of Government Bills

7.c. Statements by Ministers (and the Weekly Business Statement)

7.d. Presenting Reports from Inter-parliamentary Delegations

7.e. Presenting Reports from Committees

7.f. Introduction of Private Members' Bills

7.g. First Reading of Senate Public Bills

7.h. Motions

7.i. Presenting Petitions

7.j. Questions on Order Paper
Chapter 8TABLING REPORTS AND RETURNS
Chapter 9DAILY ADJOURNMENT PROCEEDINGS
Chapter 10THE PROCESS OF DECISION

10.a. Motions

10.b. Divisions
Chapter 11THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS

11.a. Public Bills

11.b. Stages of a Bill – The Traditional Legislative Process

11.c. Stages of a Bill – Variations on the Traditional Legislative Process

11.c.(i) Committee Prepares and Brings in a Bill

11.c.(ii) Committee Study of a Bill Before Second Reading

11.d. Private Bills
Chapter 12RULES OF DEBATE

12.a. Repetition and Relevance

12.b. Closure and Time Allocation

12.c. The Sub Judice Convention

12.d. Points of Order

12.e. Emergency Debate
12.f. Take Note Debates
Chapter 13FINANCIAL PROCEDURES

13.a. Business of Supply

13.a.(i) Supply: The Legislative Phase

13.a.(ii) Supply: The General Debate Phase

13.b. Ways and Means Proceedings

13.b.(i) The Budget

13.b.(ii) Ways and Means Bills

13.c. Other Elements of Financial Responsibilities

13.c.(i) Borrowing Authority

13.c.(ii) "Closing the Loop"
Chapter 14COMMITTEES

14.a. Types of Committees

14.b. Powers of Committees
14.c. Procedure and Rules of Order

14.d. Committee Membership

14.e. Organization Meeting

14.f. Meetings

14.g. Witnesses

14.h. Documents

14.i. Committee Inquiries

14.j. Reports to the House

14.k. Concurrence
Chapter 15PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS
Chapter 16HOUSE OF COMMONS PUBLICATIONS
Chapter 17PROROGATION AND DISSOLUTION
Chapter 18RECALL OF THE HOUSE

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

LIST OF APPENDICES

Table Research Branch
Last revised November, 2003