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December 10, 2024
The Speaker: Colleagues, I am now ready to rule on a point of order raised by the Leader of the Government in the House on December 3, regarding the handling of certain oral questions. During...
The Speaker rules that questions during Question Period must pertain to government administrative responsibility to maintain its purpose of holding the government, not the opposition, accountable.
December 3, 2024
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised on November 7 by the member for Cowichan—Malahat—Langford concerning the refusal of a witness to answer questions at a...
The Speaker found a prima facie question of privilege against a witness who refused to testify but recommended committee study due to the difficulty of compelling a foreign national outside of Canada.
February 29, 2024
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the point of order raised on January 31 by the member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan and the question of privilege raised on February 9 by the member...
The Speaker rules that the Chair cannot assess the content of government responses to written questions, thereby denying a point of order and a question of privilege on the matter.
November 20, 2023
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on November 2, 2023, by the member for New Westminster—Burnaby concerning the admissibility of questions asked during Oral...
The Speaker ruled that oral questions must quickly and directly relate to the government's administrative responsibility, warning that irrelevant preambles or questions to non-ministers risk being cut off.
June 20, 2022
The Speaker: I would like to thank the hon. member for having raised this matter. It is true that the right to seek information and to hold government to account are at the basis of our...
The Speaker ruled that unsatisfactory or incomplete government answers to questions do not constitute a breach of privilege as the Chair cannot judge the content of responses.
June 2, 2022
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on May 30, 2022, by the member for Perth—Wellington concerning questions related to the Board of Internal Economy in...
The Speaker ruled that a 2001 unanimous consent order was a temporary exception, not a permanent change, and thus a Board of Internal Economy spokesperson cannot answer questions during Adjournment Proceedings under current Standing Orders.
December 9, 2021
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on November 23, 2021, by the member for Louis-Saint-Laurent concerning the failure to produce documents. I also want to...
The Speaker ruled that questions of privilege concerning contempt from a previous Parliament cannot be revived after dissolution because the underlying House orders have expired.
May 11, 2021
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on April 28, 2021 by the member for Portage—Lisgar concerning allegedly misleading statements made by the Prime Minister....
The Speaker denied a prima facie question of privilege, ruling that the Prime Minister's statements were not inherently contradictory and it is not the Chair's role to interpret conflicting committee testimony.
January 28, 2014
The Speaker: On December 9, 2013, the House Leader of the Official Opposition raised various issues relating to Question Period. Other Members from all parties in the House have from time to time...
The Speaker clarifies that questions in Question Period must quickly link to the government's administrative responsibilities to avoid being ruled out of order.
October 18, 2006
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the point of order raised on September 20, 2006, by the hon. Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for...
The Speaker ruled a lengthy written question inadmissible due to a lack of coherence and ordered it split into three separate questions.