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March 12, 2009
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised by the hon. Member for Montmorency–Charlevoix–Haute-Côte-Nord concerning remarks made during Question Period on Thursday,...
The Speaker ruled that accusing a political party of promoting violence is unacceptable because it is provocative and creates disorder, warning that such remarks will be cut off in the future.
November 26, 2008
The Speaker: I thank the hon. Member for her submissions. I note first in response to her suggestions that it is most unusual for an emergency debate to be granted during the debate on the Address...
The Speaker denied a request for an emergency debate, citing the numerous other opportunities available to Members to discuss the topic.
April 3, 2008
The Deputy Speaker: Before proceeding to the Orders of the Day, I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on Friday, March 7, 2008, by the hon. Government House Leader alleging the...
The Speaker ruled that a response from a committee vice-chair during Question Period cannot be ruled out of order for being partisan or substantive, only for using unparliamentary language.
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.
March 12, 2008
The Speaker: The Chair is prepared to rule on the point of order raised by the hon. Member for Vancouver East. I point out that contrary to past practice, and I have been here a number of years...
The Speaker ruled that an opposition party can choose which of its previously-noticed motions to debate on a supply day, even on the day itself.
March 6, 2008
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised earlier today by the hon. Leader of the Government in the House of Commons alleging the inadmissibility of the opposition motion...
The Speaker ruled that an opposition motion condemning another opposition party is admissible as such motions have a wide scope and the confidence convention is not a procedural matter.
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.
November 13, 2007
The Speaker: Order, please. The Chair obviously was aware this argument might take place, because correspondence had been sent outlining the arguments of the two parties that have made submissions...
The Speaker rules on the apportionment of supply days after prorogation by applying the parties' original proportional formula to the reduced total.
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.