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September 23, 1996
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised by the honourable member for Crowfoot on September 16, 1996, concerning the proceedings of the Standing Committee on Justice...
The Speaker ruled that a committee's decision not to report a bill is not a breach of privilege because the House retains the ultimate authority to compel the committee to report.
February 29, 1996
The Deputy Speaker: Dear colleagues, before recognizing the honourable member for Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, I must rule on the point of order that was raised the other day. Here is the Speaker's...
The Speaker ruled that a government motion to create a mechanism for reinstating bills from a previous session was procedurally acceptable and could proceed to debate.
May 31, 1995
The Deputy Speaker: The form of the ruling on the report stage of Bill C‐76 will depart from the manner normally used in the House. Following consultations with representatives of the House...
The Deputy Speaker introduces a new, simplified procedure for presenting complex report stage amendment groupings to the House.
April 11, 1994
The Speaker: I am prepared to make a ruling on the point of order raised by the member for Calgary West on March 25, 1994, regarding omnibus bills. I would like to thank the honourable member and...
The Speaker ruled that an omnibus bill implementing various provisions of a single budget is procedurally acceptable as it possesses a unifying principle.
February 15, 1993
The Speaker: Last Friday, February 12, 1993, the honourable Member for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell raised a point of order concerning the notice of a report stage motion for Bill C-76, An Act to...
The Speaker ruled that a faxed motion was non-receivable because it was received after the 6 p.m. deadline and official notice requires the Member's original signature to be received by the prescribed time.
December 8, 1992
The Speaker: I thank both the honourable Member for Cape Breton—East Richmond and the honourable Parliamentary Secretary. I am going to remove the Chair from the position in which the Chair finds...
The Speaker denied a request to rule on the ultra vires nature of a bill, affirming that determining legality is solely the jurisdiction of the courts, not the Chair.
June 11, 1992
The Speaker: Before proceeding to the daily routine of business, I want to give my ruling on a matter raised by the honourable Member for Calgary Northeast a few days ago. As all honourable...
The Speaker ruled that broken pairing agreements are private matters beyond the intervention of the Chair or the House because current Standing Orders provide no mechanism for penalty or correction.
April 1, 1992
The Speaker: On Monday, March 30, 1992, the honourable Member for Cape Breton—East Richmond rose on a point of order relating to the omnibus nature of Bill C-63, An Act to dissolve or terminate...
The Speaker denied a Point of Order challenging the procedural admissibility of an omnibus bill (Bill C-63) on the grounds that established Canadian parliamentary practice permits such bills, and the Chair lacks authority to order their division.
November 28, 1991
The Speaker: On Friday, November 22, 1991, as the House was about to begin the third reading debate on Bill C-35, An Act to correct certain anomalies, inconsistencies, archaisms and errors in the...
The Speaker denied a Point of Order challenging the conditional nature of Bill C-35 at Third Reading, ruling that while the practice of amending pending bills was concerning, the House retained sufficient legislative remedies to proceed.
April 10, 1991
The Speaker: On Monday, April 8, 1991, the honourable Member for Saskatoon—Clark's Crossing rose on a point of order concerning Government Motion No. 30, the motion dealing with the proposed...
The Speaker ruled on a Point of Order concerning dividing a complex motion to amend Standing Orders, deciding against separate debates but implementing a compromise to divide the subsequent vote into three subject-matter groupings after consulting party leaders.