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June 22, 2005
The Speaker: I have an important statement to make to the House about the result of the vote taken yesterday evening on Motion No. 228, which was moved by the hon. Member for Scarborough–Rouge...
The Speaker corrects the official record of a vote after discovering a Member was erroneously counted, thereby reversing the outcome of the motion from defeated to passed.
May 13, 2005
The Speaker: I have considered the point of order raised by the hon. Member for Prince George–Peace River in relation to the motion under Standing Order 56.1 put forward by the Government House...
The Speaker ruled that using Standing Order 56.1 to limit debate on bills is procedurally acceptable as the House is master of its own internal proceedings.
January 30, 2003
The Acting Speaker (Mr. Bélair): Before we begin Orders of the Day I have a statement arising out of the business of yesterday. When the House last considered the report stage of Bill C-13, An Act...
The Speaker clarifies that Members need not be in their seats to demand a recorded division and corrects a procedural error by restarting a sequence of votes on a bill.
January 29, 2002
The Deputy Speaker: I know this will not meet the satisfaction of the House on either side but my instincts tell me that the former hon. Member for Windsor West, of course, when his name appeared...
The Speaker ruled that a motion remains valid because the seconder was a Member of Parliament at the time it was introduced, even if they are no longer an MP when the motion is later considered.
October 18, 2001
The Speaker: The Chair had the advantage of having a brief opportunity to consider this matter because the hon. Member did give me notice of his intention to raise this point of order before the...
The Speaker sustained a point of order, confirming that unanimous consent is the proper procedure for Members to record a vote after their row has been called.
September 18, 2001
The Speaker: Order, please. I would now like to deal with the point of order raised on June 12, 2001, by the hon. Member for Pictou–Antigonish–Guysborough relating to the use of the provisions of...
The Speaker rules that Standing Order 56.1 is intended for routine procedural motions only and its expanded use by the government to pass substantive legislation or predetermine votes is improper and will not be considered a precedent.
March 1, 2001
The Deputy Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised by the Opposition House Leader, the hon. Member for Fraser Valley, on February 13, 2001. Subsequent to the adoption...
The Speaker ruled that the Chair has no discretion to block a procedurally correct government motion for time allocation, as the Speaker must enforce the rules as written by the House.