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February 11, 1985
Rules of Debate - Order and Decorum / Right of Reply February 11, 1985 Debates pp. 2219-20 Background On February 11, 1985, the House resumed consideration of the motion that Bill C-20 (Act to...
The provided text is not a Speaker's Ruling and is insufficient for analysis.
May 17, 1984
Questions / Oral Questions May 17, 1984 Debates p. 3832 Background On April 6, 1984, Mr. Blaikie (Winnipeg—Birds Hill) asked Mr. Speaker to provide the House with guidelines on Question Period. He...
This entry is a title referring to guidelines for supplementary questions, not a specific Speaker's ruling.
February 24, 1983
According to one authority, a written or oral question, must not anticipate an Order of the Day. "There are precedents that support the raising of such questions and other precedents that do not,...
The Speaker allowed a question that anticipated an Order of the Day, citing conflicting precedents but deferring to the general practice of the House.
November 4, 1981
There can be no doubt, as numerous precedents indicate, that questions to chairmen of committees are in order when such questions relate to procedural matters, for example, the time and place of...
The Speaker denied a point of order, ruling that a minister may answer a question addressed to a committee chair if it touches on general House business.
June 13, 1980
The rule the Chair follows is that all questions are legitimate unless they require very lengthy statistics. In that case they should be put on the Order Paper. It is not for the Chair "to judge...
The Speaker clarifies that while the content of answers in Question Period is not judged, their length will be managed to allow more Members to participate.
June 26, 1975
In the past there has been a restriction against anticipating Orders of the Day in the Question Period. During the budget debate and the debate on the Address, however, there has been a relaxation...
The Speaker clarifies that the rule against anticipating Orders of the Day is relaxed during major debates, permitting related questions during Question Period at the Chair's discretion.
April 14, 1975
Questions / Oral Questions April 14, 1975 Journals pp. 439-41 Debates pp. 4762-4 Background On April 7, 1975, an experiment in procedure, designating a fixed time for the Question Period, began....
Analysis failed as the provided text was not a Speaker's Ruling.
May 20, 1970
The nature of the question is out of order. Only questions relating to procedural matters (if and when a committee will be convened or will meet) may be directed to committee chairmen. Questions...
The Speaker ruled that questions to committee chairs are only in order if they relate strictly to procedural matters like meeting schedules.
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.