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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.
November 14, 1984
The Minister may have referred to or paraphrased the document, but he did not quote from it. A document referred to need not be tabled unless it is quoted from or specifically used to influence...
A ruling clarifying that a document referred to, but not quoted from, during Question Period does not need to be tabled.
May 5, 1971
While it is correct as a general principle that a Member should not be impeded in the discharge of his or her parliamentary duties, this does not in itself create an obligation on the part of the...
The Speaker rules that an unsatisfactory answer from the government to a Member's question is not a valid point of order.
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.