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February 3, 1969
''According to the Standing Orders, a question put during the daily Oral Questions may be answered either by an oral answer, by an order for return or by a ministerial statement on motions." The...
The Speaker ruled that tabling a document is not a valid new procedure for answering an Oral Question, but a minister may table a document under the separate rule for government papers.
January 23, 1969
"... the mere fact [that] a public document has been mentioned does not require... that it be tabled." Only when it is quoted from or cited, rather than merely referred to, must it be tabled.
This ruling clarifies that a public document must be tabled only when quoted or cited, not when merely mentioned during proceedings.
December 5, 1968
"If, according to Standing Orders, a Member cannot insist byway of a question of privilege upon an answer, it is obvious that a question of privilege cannot be raised when an answer has been...
The Speaker denies a request for an emergency debate due to a lack of urgency and clarifies that unsatisfactory answers are not grounds for a question of privilege.
October 16, 1968
Questions must be addressed to a Minister in relation to his or her administrative responsibility. This applies, as well, to Ministers who have acting ministerial responsibility, and this has been...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege regarding ministerial attendance, ruling it was not raised in a timely manner and was a substantive matter requiring notice.
October 10, 1968
If the words of the proposed amendment do not enlarge the terms of the clause, then the amendment is redundant and superfluous. If they do enlarge the terms of the clause, they must be examined to...
The Speaker ruled an amendment inadmissible because it went beyond the scope of the financial resolution authorizing the bill.
December 11, 1967
Rules of Debate / Repetition December 11, 1967 Debates p. 5286 Background During the Budget debate, Mr. Lambert (Edmonton West) rose on a point of order to argue that Mr. Cote (Postmaster General)...
A motion is ruled out of order because it is substantially the same as a question already decided by the House in the same session.
November 22, 1967
Amendments at this stage cannot attach conditions to the second reading, which this proposed amendment does, concerning the approval of the bill in principle. This case is distinguished from the...
The Speaker ruled that an amendment to a bill at second reading is inadmissible if it imposes a condition on the approval of the bill's principle.
March 15, 1967
While the irregularity in the Estimates may be a matter of dispute, the role of the Chair is limited to determining if the issue should be given priority over other business byway of a question of...
The Speaker ruled that an irregularity in the Estimates is a matter for debate on supply, not a prima facie question of privilege.
November 30, 1966
It is not permissible to do indirectly what the rules will not allow to be done directly. The scope of "insured medical services" is limited by the resolution; to propose to amend the definition...
The Speaker ruled an amendment inadmissible because it attempted to expand the scope of a bill beyond the limits set by its founding resolution.
November 21, 1966
The Member is proposing a matter that might be decided later when the House discusses the motion of the Minister of National Health and Welfare. "In applying the anticipation rule, preference is...
The Speaker applies the rule of anticipation to prevent debate on a topic already scheduled for a more conclusive discussion via a Minister's motion.