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May 24, 1988
The Speaker: First, I want to make it clear to honourable Members exactly what has occurred here. The Honourable Minister of State (Mr. Doug Lewis) has pointed out that there was a vote on...
The Speaker ruled against reviving an archaic practice from Bourinot that would allow debate on the formal motion to set a date for a bill's second reading, upholding the modern practice described in Beauchesne.
April 25, 1988
Mr. Speaker: On March 28 and 29, 1988, the Honourable Member for Regina West raised a point of order contending that, in response to a question asked by the Honourable Member for St. John's East...
Speaker rules that a Minister must directly quote from a document, not merely cite or refer to it, to be obligated to table it in the House.
February 29, 1988
The Speaker: I, of course, want to thank all honourable Members for their interventions. The rule does, of course, call for 60 seconds. If one looks back over an extended period of time one will...
The Speaker affirmed the Chair's discretion to be flexible with the 60-second time limit for Members' Statements while encouraging all members to be concise.
February 9, 1988
The Speaker: On January 28, 1988, the honourable Member for Thunder Bay—Atikokan claimed that the rights of three Members of Parliament had been breached in relation to the privacy of their...
A Speaker's ruling establishes that Members' electronic data has the same expectation of privacy as physical documents and requires staff to obtain prior authorization before making changes.
January 28, 1988
The Speaker: On Monday, January 25, the honourable Member for Kamloops—Shuswap raised a matter relating to the actions of the former Commissioner of Canada Elections, Mr. Joseph Gorman, in...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege, ruling that an official acting within powers granted by Parliament does not constitute a contempt of the House.
December 17, 1987
The Speaker: Wednesday during our proceedings on the motion standing in the name of the honourable Minister for International Trade Miss Pat Carney) in relation to the endorsement of the Free...
The Speaker ruled an amendment inadmissible because it attempted to make the endorsement of a trade agreement conditional on a future general election, thereby introducing a new proposition.
December 9, 1987
Mr. Speaker: On Wednesday, November 25, 1987, the honourable Member for Broadview-Greenwood raised in the House the manner in which her Private Members' Bill C-204 is being dealt with in the...
The Speaker ruled that allegations of obstruction within a committee are not a question of privilege and must be addressed by the committee itself before being brought to the House.
December 9, 1987
Mr. Speaker: On Wednesday, November 25, 1987, the honourable Member for Burnaby raised serious matters in the House which he believed were tantamount to contempt of the Standing Committee on...
The Speaker ruled that allegations of witness intimidation at a committee must be addressed by the committee itself before being raised as a question of privilege in the House.
December 7, 1987
Mr. Speaker: I do not think a supplementary would be appropriate at this time, but I want to say something not only to honourable Members but also to the public. The questions put by the...
The Speaker explains that questions about a civil case were allowed during Question Period because the sub judice convention does not apply before a trial starts and the questions were carefully phrased.
December 1, 1987
The Speaker: It seems to the Chair that the Bill which was introduced has, at least in principle, support on both sides of the Chamber. Unless any honourable Member feels a terribly burning urge...
The Speaker clarifies that Standing Order 107(2) allows for a 'succinct explanation' during the introduction of a bill and reminds Ministers to provide information to critics promptly.