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February 27, 2020
The Speaker: I am ready to rule on a question of privilege raised on February 18, 2020, by the member for Timmins—James Bay concerning the government's response to written Question No. 163. In his...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege alleging the government deliberately misled the House, ruling the issue was a dispute over facts, not a procedural breach.
June 6, 1986
The difference between the printed and electronic Hansard arose from an editorial error rather than a deliberate intervention by the Minister or his staff. An erratum correcting the mistake is to...
A ruling found a Hansard discrepancy to be an editorial error, ordered a correction, and referred the systemic issue of electronic records to a committee.
December 16, 1974
The purpose of first reading is to ensure the undoubted right of any Member to put before the House in the form of a bill his views and opinions and to allow the House an opportunity to study the...
The Speaker permitted a bill's introduction, ruling that a non-material error in its Royal Recommendation was not sufficient grounds to halt the first reading.
January 19, 1970
It would appear that there is a difference between the two texts of the proposed bill. However, in this particular case it seems that the difference is more of form than of substance. Nonetheless,...
The Speaker rules that a textual discrepancy in a bill is a matter for the committee stage, not for the Chair to resolve at second reading.
December 10, 1912
Based upon a number of precedents, there are two possible remedies; either to obtain another recommendation amending the preceding resolution or to delete the inconsistent provisions of the bill....
The Speaker denied a point of order, ruling that a formal discrepancy between a bill and its Ways and Means resolution did not require the bill to be withdrawn.