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March 14, 2008
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on May 14, 2008, by the hon. Secretary of State and Chief Government Whip concerning the admissibility of the Seventh Report of...
The Speaker sustains a point of order, ruling a committee report inadmissible because the committee knowingly exceeded its mandate by addressing matters assigned to a different committee.
March 14, 2008
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised by the hon. Member for Mississauga South on March 3, 2008, concerning the proceedings in the Standing Committee on Access to...
The Speaker deferred ruling on a committee's alleged mandate overreach, instead issuing a stern warning about widespread procedural dysfunction in committees during a minority parliament.
February 12, 2008
The Speaker: The Chair certainly appreciates the diligence of the hon. Member for Simcoe North in this matter. Having anticipated that this might be his point of order, I have the text of the...
The Speaker ruled that a question to a committee chair about its schedule and agenda was in order during Oral Questions, while noting the irrelevance of the answer is not a matter for the Chair.
February 8, 2008
The Speaker: I would now like to come back to the question of privilege raised by the hon. Member for Wascana. Yesterday, when this happened, no one rose except the Government House Leader to...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege, ruling it was not an error to allow the Government House Leader to answer for a committee when no committee member rose to speak.
January 31, 2008
The Speaker: Before we turn to Government Orders, I have a ruling to give. I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on Tuesday, January 29, [2008] [3], by the hon. Member for...
The Speaker ruled that a department's practice of asking for an MP's party affiliation for information requests, while concerning, is not a breach of privilege as it occurs outside of parliamentary proceedings.
December 3, 2007
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A Private Member's Business item was dropped to the bottom of the Order of Precedence due to the lack of a committee report on its votability.
June 5, 2007
The Deputy Speaker: Before going to Orders of the Day I would like to give the ruling on the point of order raised by the hon. Member for Wascana regarding the use of Standing Order 56.1 to...
The Speaker ruled that Standing Order 56.1 cannot be used to impose a timetable or otherwise direct the internal business of a standing committee.
May 28, 2007
The Speaker: The Chair has heard enough on this issue. We have had four presentations and I believe that should complete the matter. I am prepared to make a decision at once. This matter was sent...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege, ruling that a newspaper article about a manual suggesting witness preparation is not sufficient evidence of actual witness tampering.
May 3, 2007
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised by the hon. Member for Scarborough–Rouge River on April 17, 2007, concerning the procedural admissibility of Bill C-52, An Act...
The Speaker denied a point of order against a budget bill, ruling it was properly based on a Ways and Means motion and that concerns about delegated legislation were matters of substance for debate, not procedure.
March 29, 2007
The Speaker: I am now ready to give a ruling that everybody has been waiting a week for on the point of order raised on Wednesday, March 21, 2007 by the hon. Government House Leader alleging the...
The Speaker ruled an opposition supply day motion out of order for attempting to force the passage of multiple government bills, affirming this usurps the government's prerogative to control the legislative agenda.