Though McTeague's bill passed through the House of Commons of Canada on March 5, 2008, after Speaker of the House, Liberal Peter Milliken, approved the bill for debate, it is constitutionally decreed that any money measure that does not have royal recommendation, that is, if it doesn't originate from the Crown, is to be considered unlawful.Constitution Act, 1867; IV.54Reynolds, Neil; The Globe and Mail: MP's ruse defeated; God save the Queen; March 19, 2008 So, any private member's money bill must be regarded as a Motion of Confidence.Corry, J. A. and Hodgetts, J. E.; Democratic Government and Politics; University of Toronto Press; Toronto, 1968 Flaherty served notice to the House of Commons on March 11 that he would introduce a motion to nullify the bill by including a provision to do so in legislation implementing the federal budget, which is automatically a confidence motion. The RESP bill was the first time since 1840 that the Commons had attempted to force a change to the government's budget.
