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October 20, 2005
The Speaker: I thank the hon. House Leader for the Opposition and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government for their interventions on this matter. I was going to say something...
The Speaker clarifies that Members may discuss matters where an opinion is sought from the Ethics Commissioner, provided questions are directed at ministerial responsibility and language remains parliamentary.
February 13, 1978
Standing Order 26 ought not to be used to bring before the House matters which are considered crises of individual constituencies or industries. To do so would only invite the same kind of...
The Speaker denied an emergency debate application, ruling that the issue was a regional matter, not a national crisis.
April 6, 1970
The Standing Orders stipulate, and "it has been long established, that there can be only one emergency debate during the course of a session on one subject... [T]he circumstances would be very...
The Speaker rules that a second emergency debate on the same subject within one session is not permitted under the Standing Orders.
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.