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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.
October 8, 2024
The Speaker: Yesterday, during question period, the Chair indicated that the Leader of the Opposition had used language directed at the Minister of Foreign Affairs that was deemed to be...
The Speaker ruled that the Leader of the Opposition must withdraw unparliamentary language or be barred from speaking for the rest of the day.
September 26, 2024
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the points of order raised on September 18 by the member for Saanich—Gulf Islands and September 19 by the member for New Westminster─Burnaby concerning...
The Speaker rules that the Leader of the Opposition's personal remarks were unparliamentary and must be withdrawn to maintain decorum in the House.
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.
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.
May 5, 2022
The Deputy Speaker: Before we go to question period today, I would like to return to the points of order raised yesterday, May 4, 2022, concerning remarks made during Oral Questions. First, the...
The Speaker ruled that questions must concern government administration and cannot be used to ask ministers to comment on other political parties.
March 10, 2020
The Speaker: I am ready to rule on the questions of privilege raised on February 25 by the member for Fundy Royal and on February 27 by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government...
The Speaker found a prima facie breach of privilege due to the deliberate premature disclosure of a government bill to the media before its introduction in the House.
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.
November 23, 2009
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised by the hon. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration on November 3, 2009, regarding the language...
The Speaker ruled that using the word 'lies' was unparliamentary because it created disorder, even if it was not a direct accusation of a member being a 'liar'.