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April 9, 2019
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised on March 19, 2019, by the hon. member for Milton, concerning an alleged leak of proceedings at the Standing Committee on...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege concerning the alleged leak of an in camera committee motion, ruling that the Chair cannot intervene unless the committee itself reports the breach.
March 23, 2015
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised by the House Leader of the Official Opposition regarding events which took place in the Standing Committee on Public Safety and...
The Speaker denied a point of order regarding a committee's internal proceedings, reaffirming the principle that committees are masters of their own affairs unless they formally report an issue to the House.
March 5, 2010
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on March 18, 2010, by the hon. Member for Scarborough–Rouge River, the hon. Member for St. John's East and the hon....
Speaker rules the government's refusal to provide uncensored documents on Afghan detainees as ordered by the House is a prima facie question of privilege, affirming Parliament's absolute power to demand information.
November 30, 2009
The Speaker: I thank hon. Members for their submissions on this point, but I think I have heard enough for the time being to deal with it. I thank the hon. Members from all parties who made...
The Speaker denied a finding of privilege based on a committee report, ruling it lacked the necessary detail and instructing the committee to provide more information.
March 20, 1997
The Speaker: Colleagues, I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised by the honourable member for Hamilton—Wentworth on Tuesday, March 11, 1997, concerning the scheduling of the...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege concerning a scheduling conflict, affirming that committees are masters of their own business and the member was not impeded in his duties.
September 23, 1996
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised by the honourable member for Crowfoot on September 16, 1996, concerning the proceedings of the Standing Committee on Justice...
The Speaker ruled that a committee's decision not to report a bill is not a breach of privilege because the House retains the ultimate authority to compel the committee to report.
November 28, 1990
Mr. Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised on Thursday, October 18 by the honourable Member for Thunder Bay—Atikokan regarding events which transpired in connection...
The Speaker ruled that an alleged boycott causing a committee to lack quorum is not a sufficient breach of privilege to warrant intervention in the committee's internal affairs.
April 2, 1990
Mr. Speaker: On March 30, 1990 the honourable Member for Kamloops rose on a point of order to express his concern about the procedural acceptability of the Finance Committee's Report on Bill C-62,...
The Speaker denied a point of order challenging a committee report, affirming the long-standing principle that the Chair will not interfere in the internal proceedings of committees.
December 9, 1987
Mr. Speaker: On Wednesday, November 25, 1987, the honourable Member for Burnaby raised serious matters in the House which he believed were tantamount to contempt of the Standing Committee on...
The Speaker ruled that allegations of witness intimidation at a committee must be addressed by the committee itself before being raised as a question of privilege in the House.
November 18, 1987
Mr. Speaker: I have another ruling with respect to a matter raised on October 13 by the honourable Member for Nickel Belt, who raised a question of privilege alleging improper restrictions on the...
The Speaker ruled that a committee motion restricting members' access to researchers did not constitute a prima facie question of privilege because committees are masters of their own procedure.