Selected Decisions of Speaker Lloyd Francis 1984
Precedence and Sequence of Business
Introduction
In December 1982, following recommendations of the Special Committee on Standing Orders and Procedure, the sequence of business of the House was significantly modified. As a result, the daily one-hour period reserved for private Members' business on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays was replaced by an all-day session on Wednesdays. Consequently, Government Orders could then be called on all days with the exception of Wednesdays. In addition, the hours of sitting were changed: the House met at 11:00 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, and at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesdays; and the evening sittings were discontinued. Finally, the sittings of the House took place according to a pre-determined parliamentary calendar, interrupted by three adjournment periods: one in the springtime, summer and winter.