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June 8, 1988
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the arguments given some days ago with respect to Bill C-130. In my view, they were excellent arguments. I wish to advise honourable Members that the Chair...
The Speaker ruled that the omnibus free trade implementation bill (C-130) was procedurally acceptable because its many amendments were unified by the single purpose of enacting an international treaty.
December 9, 1987
Mr. Speaker: On Wednesday, November 25, 1987, the honourable Member for Broadview-Greenwood raised in the House the manner in which her Private Members' Bill C-204 is being dealt with in the...
The Speaker ruled that allegations of obstruction within a committee are not a question of privilege and must be addressed by the committee itself before being brought to the House.
September 29, 1987
The Speaker: Honourable Members will recall that several months ago, there was some discussion about altering the form of Routine Proceedings by eliminating the necessity under Motions and Bills...
The Speaker implements a new, more efficient procedure for Routine Proceedings by no longer reading the entire list of names from the Order Paper for motions and bills.
April 14, 1987
The Speaker: I indicated to the House yesterday that I would be prepared to rule at eleven o'clock this morning on the matter which was raised yesterday by the honourable Parliamentary Secretary...
The Speaker allows a government superseding motion to break a procedural deadlock during Routine Proceedings, exercising discretion to override a recent precedent due to excessive obstructionist tactics.
January 26, 1987
The Speaker: Before I call Orders of the Day, I have a ruling to make arising out of the debate which occurred on Friday, January 23, 1987. The honourable Member for Windsor West rose on a point...
The Speaker ruled that a blank space and incorrect date in a bill were correctable clerical errors, not fatal flaws, and ordered the Clerk to alter the bill.
December 4, 1986
Mr. Speaker: Honourable Members will remember that on November 19 a question of privilege was raised by the honourable Member for Peterborough. The honourable Member expressed himself very...
The Speaker ruled that a complaint about the selection criteria for votable Private Members' Business was a procedural matter, not a question of privilege, and referred the issue to the procedure committee for review.
December 1, 1986
Mr. Speaker: The Chair wishes to report to the House on a matter of some importance concerning petitions introducing laws, and I will read the ruling. An entry in the Votes and Proceedings of...
The Speaker rules that the 25-signature requirement for petitions does not apply to petitions for Private Bills due to a procedural oversight in the Standing Orders.
April 15, 1985
The definitions and principles outlined by the various authorities should make the determination of whether a bill is public or private fairly straightforward. However, Canadian practice has not...
The Speaker ruled that a bill is public, not private, if it contains public policy elements or a supremacy clause, even if it targets a specific company.
November 20, 1984
In Canadian and British precedent there is no clear answer to the admissibility of a petition signed by both Canadian citizens and non-Canadians not resident in Canada. In October 1983 a petition...
The Speaker allowed a petition signed by both Canadians and foreigners to be received by unanimous consent, referring the general procedural issue to a committee.
May 29, 1984
Rules of Debate - Order and Decorum / Miscellaneous May 29, 1984 Debates pp. 4175-6 Background When the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business, Mr. Baker...
The Speaker ruled a motion out of order as it violated the 'same question' rule by being substantially similar to a bill already decided in the same session.