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November 22, 2001
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on a point of order raised by the hon. Member for St. Albert on Thursday, November 1, 2001, relating to two items in the Supplementary Estimates: Vote 10 for...
The Speaker ruled that the government spent funds without proper parliamentary supply authority but allowed the related Supplementary Estimates to proceed, urging corrective action.
November 1, 2001
The Speaker: The Chair wants to thank the hon. Parliamentary Secretary to the Government House Leader for his remarks and the hon. Member for Ancaster–Dundas–Flamborough–Aldershot for raising this...
The Speaker ruled that an informal ad hoc caucus of Members is not a formal parliamentary committee and therefore has no power to compel the attendance of witnesses.
October 15, 2001
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised by the hon. Member for Edmonton North on September 27 concerning the alleged unauthorized access to the hon. Member's...
A Speaker's ruling established that an MP's password-protected computer files are private property and must be returned, even if stored on a party caucus server.
September 20, 2001
The Speaker: The Chair has carefully weighed all the arguments put forward by hon. Members this morning. I thank them for their interventions. In my view this issue is not a question of privilege....
The Speaker ruled that the Chair lacks the authority to divide a bill, confirming that this power rests solely with the House.
June 12, 2001
The Deputy Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised by the hon. Member for St. Albert concerning Vote 1 under National Defence of the operating expenditures in the Main...
The Speaker denied a point of order challenging the inclusion of Downsview Park funding in the National Defence estimates, finding no procedural irregularity.
June 12, 2001
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised by the hon. Leader of the Government in the House on May 30, 2001, concerning the procedural acceptability of Bill S-15, An Act...
The Speaker ruled that Bill S-15, originating in the Senate, imposed a tax rather than a levy, violating the House of Commons' constitutional primacy on financial matters, and was therefore withdrawn.
May 28, 2001
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised by the hon. Member for Pictou–Antigonish–Guysborough concerning interference in the work of Information Commissioner John...
The Speaker ruled that an open letter from the Privacy Commissioner to the Information Commissioner did not constitute a contempt of Parliament as it lacked threats or intimidation.
March 21, 2001
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The Speaker outlines the new procedure for selecting and grouping amendments at report stage to streamline debate and exclude frivolous motions.
March 15, 2001
The Speaker: Order, please. I am ready to rule on the point of order raised on Thursday, March 1, by the hon. Member for Richmond–Arthabaska. The hon. Member's concerns stem from the adoption by...
The Speaker denies a request to suspend a new rule referencing UK parliamentary practice, ruling that while source documents may be unilingual, his interpretation and application of them will be bilingual.
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.