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October 20, 2005
The Speaker: I thank the hon. House Leader for the Opposition and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government for their interventions on this matter. I was going to say something...
The Speaker clarifies that Members may discuss matters where an opinion is sought from the Ethics Commissioner, provided questions are directed at ministerial responsibility and language remains parliamentary.
May 4, 2005
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on Wednesday, April 13, 2005 by the hon. Member for Edmonton–Sherwood Park concerning the tabling of a document during Question...
The Speaker ruled that parliamentary practice has evolved to allow Ministers to table documents at any time during a sitting, including during Question Period.
April 6, 2005
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on Tuesday, April 12, by the hon. Member for Red Deer concerning the Government's disregard of a motion adopted by the...
The Speaker ruled that the government ignoring a House motion to withdraw an Order in Council nominee is not a breach of privilege because such motions are not binding.
March 21, 2005
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule with regard to issues affecting two private Members' bills, Bill C-331, the Ukrainian Canadian Restitution Act, and Bill C-333, the Chinese Canadian Recognition...
The Speaker ruled that a private member's bill mandating the creation of a museum requires a royal recommendation, while bills mandating negotiations for financial restitution do not, as negotiation does not constitute a direct appropriation of funds.
March 8, 2005
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on February 24, 2005, by the hon. Member for Halifax, who alleged that the House was deliberately misled by certain remarks made...
The Speaker denied a point of order alleging the Prime Minister misled the House, finding no evidence to contradict the government's stated timeline for its decision on ballistic missile defence.
February 15, 2005
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on February 17 by the hon. Opposition House Leader concerning remarks made by the Hon. Minister of International Trade in...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege, ruling that a Minister's statement to proceed with a departmental reorganization despite a defeated bill was not contempt because the government was acting under separate, pre-existing statutory authority.
April 1, 2004
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on a point of order raised by the hon. Opposition House Leader earlier today concerning proceedings in the Standing Committee on Public Accounts. I would...
The Speaker ruled that he cannot intervene in a committee's decision-making process, including the release of in camera testimony, as committees are masters of their own proceedings until they report to the House.
March 11, 2004
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on February 26, 2004, by the hon. Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government of the House of Commons concerning...
The Speaker ruled that a private member's bill increasing taxation by eliminating a deduction is out of order because it was not preceded by a Ways and Means motion.
October 21, 2003
The Deputy Speaker: I should keep in mind of course that I chaired the Committee on Modernization. The Committee, in effect, changed the 40-minute speeches that were originally set aside for the...
The Speaker ruled that 20-minute speech slots cannot be split without obtaining the unanimous consent of the House.
December 4, 2002
The Speaker: I am ready to rule on the point of order raised yesterday by the hon. Member for Winnipeg–Transcona and again today by the hon. Member for Saskatoon–Rosetown–Biggar, and then the...
The Speaker ruled that the Senate did not breach the House's privilege by dividing a bill because it properly sought the Commons' concurrence, leaving the final decision to the House.