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December 5, 1997
The Speaker: Colleagues, I am now ready to render a decision on the question of privilege raised by the honourable member for Sarnia—Lambton on December 4 concerning the draw for Private Members'...
The Speaker rules that a new draw for Private Members' Business does not disadvantage a member because the selection of votable items is based on merit, not the number of candidates.
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.
April 11, 1997
The Deputy Speaker: Dear colleagues, I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised by the honourable member for Surrey—White Rock—South Langley on Friday, March 21, concerning the...
The Speaker ruled that denying an MP access to a departmental media briefing is not a breach of privilege as it does not prevent them from performing their parliamentary duties.
March 6, 1997
The Speaker: Before we proceed to the orders of the day I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised by the honourable member for York South—Weston on Wednesday, February 19, 1997,...
The Speaker ruled that a breach of budget secrecy is a violation of political convention, not parliamentary privilege, and therefore does not constitute a prima facie case.
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.
February 16, 1995
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on a question of privilege by the honourable member for Okanagan—Similkameen—Merritt, which he raised first on November 2, 1994, and then again on February 8,...
The Speaker ruled that a letter from a member to a minister is a public document and cannot form the basis of a prima facie question of privilege when quoted in the House.
February 15, 1995
The Speaker: I am now prepared to deal with the question of privilege raised by the hon. member for Winnipeg North Centre on October 1 relating to the premature disclosure and subsequent...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege regarding a leaked committee report, affirming the principle that the Chair does not intervene in committee matters unless the committee reports the issue 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.
March 16, 1993
Mr. Speaker: On March 11, 1993 the honourable Member for Timmins Chapleau raised a question of privilege concerning an occurrence in the Legislative Committee on Bill C-113 the previous day....
The Speaker denied a Question of Privilege concerning a committee expunging a witness's testimony, affirming the committee's inherent power to control its record and evidence.
May 28, 1991
May 28, 1991 The Speaker: As honourable Members are aware, we have had a series of comments concerning a problem in the House. Unfortunately, it was impossible to produce a judgment with all the...
The Speaker allowed an unprecedented motion to reinstate multiple bills after prorogation but required separate votes on each bill to protect the rights of Members.