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October 16, 2018
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on October 2, 2018, by the hon. member for Montcalm regarding the government's alleged disregard of a motion adopted by...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege alleging government contempt for disregarding a resolution on supply management, clarifying that resolutions are non-binding expressions of opinion.
June 20, 2017
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on June 8, 2017 by the honourable member for Winnipeg Centre concerning the right of members to use indigenous languages...
The Speaker denied a prima facie question of privilege concerning the lack of simultaneous interpretation for Indigenous languages, ruling that while the current system is inadequate, the member was not prevented from performing parliamentary functions.
April 19, 2016
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on April 14, 2016, and again yesterday, by the House Leader of the official opposition concerning the premature...
The Speaker found a prima facie question of privilege regarding the unauthorized media leak of Bill C-14's contents, reaffirming the House's fundamental right of first access to legislative texts.
April 30, 2015
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the questions of privilege raised on April 30, 2015, by the Member for Skeena—Bulkley Valley and on May 8, 2015, by the Member for Toronto—Danforth...
The Speaker found a prima facie question of privilege regarding Members' delayed access to Parliament Hill, ruling that the balance between security and the right of unfettered access required immediate House consideration.
October 2, 2014
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on June 5 by the hon. Member for Avalon, and again today by the hon. Member for Beauséjour, regarding the right of the...
The Speaker ruled a prima facie question of privilege existed regarding Members' right to sit and vote during a dispute over their election returns, referring the procedural gap to a committee for study.
November 12, 2013
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised by the hon. Member for Skeena—Bulkley Valley concerning the Economic and Fiscal Update by the Minister of Finance on...
The Speaker ruled that a Minister delivering an economic update outside the House is not a breach of privilege as it is not a formal parliamentary proceeding.
February 7, 2013
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on January 31, 2013, by the hon. Member for Ottawa—Vanier regarding the procedures of the Department of Public Works and...
The Speaker ruled that a government department's process for providing information to an MP does not breach privilege because seeking information is not a 'proceeding in Parliament'.
September 17, 2012
The Speaker: On December 2, 2013, the House concurred in the Forty-Second Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, originally presented to the House in the First Session of...
The Speaker clarifies that the House's procedure for handling access to information requests does not waive parliamentary privilege.
June 17, 2008
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised by the hon. Member for Scarborough–Rouge River on May 26, 2008, regarding the report of the Conflict of Interest and...
The Speaker found a prima facie question of privilege where an Ethics Commissioner's interpretation of the Conflict of Interest Code could allow a Member's freedom of speech to be restricted by the filing of a libel suit.
June 8, 2005
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on Tuesday, May 31, 2005 and on Thursday, June 2, 2005 by the hon. Member for Glengarry–Prescott–Russell concerning the...
Speaker rules that mass faxes and cybersquatting targeting MPs are serious grievances but not a prima facie breach of privilege as they do not prevent Members from performing their duties.