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March 19, 1987
The Speaker: Perhaps the Chair could assist honourable Members. What has happened here is that pursuant to the Standing Orders, the honourable Member for Calgary West, as Chairman of the...
The Speaker ruled that Standing Orders only permit the committee chair to give a succinct explanation when tabling a report, and opposition members cannot comment without unanimous consent.
March 18, 1987
The Speaker: I must say it is impossible for the Chair to come down with a satisfactory ruling in a case like this. There is obviously a problem between the Government and the two opposition...
The Speaker ruled that while failing to provide advance notice for a ministerial statement violates tradition, it does not empower the Chair to prevent the statement from being made.
February 18, 1987
Mr. Speaker: On February 11, 1987, the honourable Member for La Prairie raised a question of privilege with respect to the dismissal of an official at the Department of Employment and Immigration....
The Speaker ruled that the dismissal of a public servant for speaking with MPs did not constitute a breach of privilege as parliamentary privilege does not extend to public servants.
June 17, 1986
Since the Opposition parties have indicated they would consent to allowing the Government's motions to be put to the House, it would not make sense to require the Government to go the whole route...
The Chair facilitated a procedural shortcut by using unanimous consent to put government motions to the House, as all parties had already agreed.
May 28, 1986
Rules of Debate - Order and Decorum / Question-and-comment Period May 28, 1986 Debates p. 13746 Background During the question-and-comment period on a Member's speech, the Deputy Speaker...
The provided text is a heading concerning the procedural concept of recognition by the Chair and is not a ruling.
May 20, 1986
Rules of Debate - Order and Decorum / Right to Speak May 20, 1986 Debates p. 13443 Background During debate on a motion to move the adjournment of the House to discuss an urgent matter, Mr. Murphy...
The provided text 'Recognition by Chair' is a procedural heading and not a substantive ruling for analysis.
May 9, 1986
Precedence and Sequence of Business / Private Members’ Business April 25 and May 9, 1986 Debates pp. 12673, 13146-7 Background On April 24, 1986, the House took up consideration of Private...
A ruling concerning Private Members' Business from April 25 and May 9, 1986, for which the text was not provided.
May 6, 1985
Anything tending to cause confusion regarding a Member's identity creates the possibility of an impediment to the fulfilment of the Member's functions and constitutes a breach of privilege. Since...
The Speaker found a prima facie case of privilege where a Member's identity was misrepresented, impeding their parliamentary functions.
June 5, 1984
When the Opposition parties are not in agreement on how to divide the available allotted days between them, the Chair must decide how they are to be split and on what basis the split is to be...
The Speaker rules that the Chair must decide the allocation of Opposition supply days when the parties disagree and appeals to a committee for clearer rules.
May 31, 1984
The selection of Mr. Beatty's motion is based on fair play and impartiality. The three Supply periods provide for twenty-five allotted days, six of which can end in a vote of non-confidence. In...
The Speaker rules that the selection of non-confidence motions during Supply is based on fairness to all opposition parties, not the exclusive right of the Official Opposition.