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March 19, 1992
The Acting Speaker (Mr. DeBlois): The Chair was of course careful to check this technical aspect. The first speaker was for the Government and is deemed to have spoken, even if he did not actually...
The Speaker ruled that the mover of a motion is automatically deemed to have spoken, establishing the subsequent Member as the third speaker with a 20-minute time limit.
February 5, 1992
The Speaker: I have a judgment to give on a question of privilege. I would like to advise all honourable Members that I am now ready to rule on a question of privilege raised on Monday the 3rd of...
The Speaker deferred a question of privilege regarding the late tabling of an Order in Council, ruling that the relevant standing committee must first investigate and report on whether contempt of the House had occurred.
December 5, 1991
The Deputy Speaker: I have a difficulty right now because our rules say that I should not have accepted a point of order in the midst of the adjournment motion. This is the adjournment motion,...
The Deputy Speaker ruled that points of order are inadmissible during Adjournment Proceedings, citing established precedent regarding the timing of interventions during the late show.
November 28, 1991
The Speaker: On Friday, November 22, 1991, as the House was about to begin the third reading debate on Bill C-35, An Act to correct certain anomalies, inconsistencies, archaisms and errors in the...
The Speaker denied a Point of Order challenging the conditional nature of Bill C-35 at Third Reading, ruling that while the practice of amending pending bills was concerning, the House retained sufficient legislative remedies to proceed.
October 9, 1991
Mr. Speaker: The difficulty that I am in—and I am sure that the honourable Member would want to co-operate with the Chair—is that our tradition and our practices are that if somebody has offended...
The Speaker denied the continuation of debate regarding withdrawn offensive remarks, emphasizing that parliamentary tradition closes the matter upon apology and withdrawal.
December 13, 1990
The Speaker: On Tuesday, November 27, 1990, the honourable Member for Shefford raised a question of privilege related to a request he had submitted to the Board of lnternal Economy to fund...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege, affirming the Board of Internal Economy's decision to refuse extra funding for the Bloc Québécois, stating that existing resources for all MPs are sufficient.
May 3, 1990
Mr. Speaker: On Monday, February 19, the honourable Member for Davenport raised a question of privilege because he had not been recognized in debate the previous Thursday, February 15, when the...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege regarding the parliamentary dress code, upholding the traditional practice requiring male Members to wear a jacket and tie.
December 13, 1989
Emergency Debates / Motions to Adjourn – Emergency Debates December 13, 14, 15, 1989 Debates, pp. 6876, 6916, 6941, 7003 Context On December 13, 1989, Mr. Francis LeBlanc (Cape Breton Highlands...
The Speaker ruled that a request for unanimous consent can be repeated on a subsequent day because the initial denial of leave is not a substantive decision by the House.
June 8, 1989
The Deputy Speaker (Mr. Danis): The honourable Member for Davenport proposed to move an amendment to the motion on the environment which we have been debating throughout the day. I am now prepared...
The Speaker ruled an amendment out of order for being out of scope, while simultaneously permitting the main opposition motion to proceed despite potentially binding the government.
May 2, 1989
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the arguments presented several days ago with respect to the Question of Privilege relating to the supply process. On April 6, after giving the Chair the...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege, ruling that the government's use of Special Warrants and omission of a supply request from the Throne Speech did not breach procedural rules.