Subject

Standing Orders

Modifications

Presence of members

in the chamber: 4(2) and 15

for the purpose of quorum: 29(1) to (3) and (5), 107(4) and 118

(a) Members who participate remotely in a sitting of the House or a meeting of its committees are counted for the purpose of quorum.

Routine Proceedings and orders of the day

30(3) to (6)

(b) (i) Routine Proceedings are limited to the following rubrics:

(ii) The daily order of business is limited to the following:

Physical setting of the House

members rising to speak: 3.1, 17, 19, 26(2), 31, 35(2), 39(5)(b), 52(3), 53.1(3)(d), 57, 66(2)(c), 73(1)(a), 74(2)(b), 78(1), (2)(a) and (3)(a), 95(1) and (2), Appendix II ss. 56(2)(c) and (3) members rising to request a vote or other: 43(2)(b), 45(1), (5)(a)(ii) and (iii) and (7), 53(4), 56.1(3), 56.2(2) and 98(3)(a)

“from his/her place”: 32(2), 35(1), 36(6), 81(10)(b) and 83(2)

“from the chair”: 4(3), 26(1), 43(1), 53(1), 100 and 102(1)

“available at the table”: 4(3) and 44.1(1)

“withdrawal from the chamber”: 11(1), 14, 20 and 158

decorum: 16

Motion “That a member be now heard”: 62

(c) (i) Any reference to the need for members to rise or to be in their place, as well as any reference to the chair, the table or the chamber is interpreted in a manner consistent with the virtual nature of the proceedings.

(ii) The application of Standing Order 62 is suspended for any member participating remotely.

Tabling and presentations

at the table or with the clerk: 32(1), (2), (4) to (7) reports from delegations: 34(1) reports from committees: 35(1) petitions: 36(4) to (6)

(d) Any return, report or other paper required to be tabled or presented in accordance with any act or standing order can be submitted electronically.

Committees

108(1)(a) and 115(1) to (4)

(e) (i) Standing, special and legislative committees, as well as their subcommittees, where applicable, are authorized to hold virtual meetings where members can participate remotely.

(ii) Priority of use of House resources for meetings is established by an agreement of the whips of all recognized parties.

Recorded divisions and bells

29(3), 45(3) to (6) and (8), 115(5) and 126(1)(c)

(f) Recorded divisions are conducted electronically in the following manner:

(i) When the question is put, the Speaker asks members to express themselves by a show of hands.

(ii) Upon a division, the “yeas” and “nays” shall not be entered in the Journals, unless demanded by five members.

(iii) No further debate is to be permitted when the Speaker asks members to cast their vote.

(iv) Within two minutes after a recorded division is requested, the whip of a recognized party may ask the Speaker to defer the division in a manner similar to that provided for in Standing Order 45.

(v) Before a recorded division is held, the Speaker announces the period of time allotted for members to cast their vote electronically. If two or more votes are to be held successively without intervening debate, members may vote on more than one question during the time allotted provided that these questions are not dependent on another motion or proceeding. Thirty minutes are allotted for a maximum of 10 votes. When necessary, three minutes for each additional vote are added. The result of each vote is announced at the end of the time provided for voting.

(vi) When the question is dependent on another motion or proceeding, the Speaker announces each result and five minutes are allotted to vote on each subsequent question necessary to dispose of the item.

Secret ballots

2(1) and (2), 4 (lead-in), 7(3), 92(4)(b) and 106(3)