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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.
February 19, 2001
The Speaker: Order, please. I wish to rule today on a point of order raised by the hon. Member for Repentigny on February 14, 2001. This point of order concerns comments made by the hon. Member...
The Speaker ruled that a disagreement over the interpretation of a member's statement is a matter of debate, not a point of order.
September 25, 2000
The Deputy Speaker: The Chair has given a ruling in respect of the admissibility of the amendments. Of the 3,100 or so that were submitted, I am told 156 have been rejected as not in order and...
The Speaker denied a point of order requesting the Chair to rule a large number of amendments inadmissible, affirming that the Chair is bound by precedent and procedural changes must come from committee.
May 29, 2000
The Deputy Speaker: As the honourable member for Témiscamingue pointed out, the Standing Orders are fairly clear on this point. I refer to Standing Order 36(2)(f), which states: 36. (2) In order...
The Chair ruled that electronic petitions are not permissible as Standing Order 36(2)(f) requires original, physical signatures.
March 28, 2000
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised by the honourable member for London North Centre on Friday, March 17, 2000. I would like to thank the member for having...
The Speaker found a prima facie breach of privilege against a member who prematurely disclosed a draft committee report, affirming that all reports are confidential until tabled in the House.
April 23, 1998
The Speaker: On Tuesday, April 21, the honourable member for Fraser Valley raised a question of privilege concerning the government press release announcing the establishment of a Canada—China...
The Speaker ruled that a minister's premature announcement of an interparliamentary group was an overreach of authority but referred the administrative matter to the Board of Internal Economy rather than finding a prima facie case of privilege.
March 16, 1998
The Speaker: I wish to address the incident that occurred before the House adjourned Thursday, February 26, 1998. I also wish to speak of the subsequent related events, which appear to have...
The Speaker rules that displaying flags in the Chamber is a form of disorder as it uses props, and reaffirms the Chair's duty to maintain decorum to protect every member's right to speak.
November 25, 1997
The Speaker: Colleagues, I am now ready to rule on a point of order raised by the honourable member for St. Albert on Monday, November 24, 1997. At that time the honourable member raised a point...
The Speaker denied a point of order alleging that items in the Estimates were legislating, ruling that the votes were procedurally in order as they did not amend existing statutes.
October 9, 1997
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised by the honourable member for Wild Rose on September 30, 1997, concerning information allegedly denied to him by an official...
The Speaker ruled that being denied information by a public servant while preparing a question does not constitute a contempt of Parliament as it occurs outside a 'proceeding in Parliament'.
March 13, 1997
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised on March 4, 1997, by the honourable member for Laurier—Sainte-Marie, concerning a Health Canada advertisement published in...
The Speaker ruled that a government advertisement about proposed anti-tobacco legislation was not a prima facie breach of privilege as it did not presume the bill's passage.