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April 9, 2008
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on a point of order raised on April 9, 2008 by the hon. Member for Scarborough–Rouge River concerning Bill C-505, An Act to amend the Canadian...
The Speaker denied a point of order against a private member's bill, ruling that the Chair cannot decide on matters of constitutionality and the bill was in the correct procedural form.
April 3, 2008
The Deputy Speaker: Before proceeding to the Orders of the Day, I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on Friday, March 7, 2008, by the hon. Government House Leader alleging the...
The Speaker ruled that a response from a committee vice-chair during Question Period cannot be ruled out of order for being partisan or substantive, only for using unparliamentary language.
February 12, 2008
The Speaker: The Chair certainly appreciates the diligence of the hon. Member for Simcoe North in this matter. Having anticipated that this might be his point of order, I have the text of the...
The Speaker ruled that a question to a committee chair about its schedule and agenda was in order during Oral Questions, while noting the irrelevance of the answer is not a matter for the Chair.
February 8, 2008
The Speaker: I would now like to come back to the question of privilege raised by the hon. Member for Wascana. Yesterday, when this happened, no one rose except the Government House Leader to...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege, ruling it was not an error to allow the Government House Leader to answer for a committee when no committee member rose to speak.
December 3, 2007
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A Private Member's Business item was dropped to the bottom of the Order of Precedence due to the lack of a committee report on its votability.
October 22, 2007
The Speaker: I am more than happy to review the question that was asked, but from what the hon. Member just said, it sounded to me very questionable whether the question was in order if it dealt...
The Speaker ruled a question regarding party election expenses out of order as it falls under the purview of the independent Elections Canada, not the administrative responsibility of the government.
May 28, 2007
The Speaker: The Chair has heard enough on this issue. We have had four presentations and I believe that should complete the matter. I am prepared to make a decision at once. This matter was sent...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege, ruling that a newspaper article about a manual suggesting witness preparation is not sufficient evidence of actual witness tampering.
May 3, 2007
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised by the hon. Member for Scarborough–Rouge River on April 17, 2007, concerning the procedural admissibility of Bill C-52, An Act...
The Speaker denied a point of order against a budget bill, ruling it was properly based on a Ways and Means motion and that concerns about delegated legislation were matters of substance for debate, not procedure.
December 7, 2006
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This entry is a title and date only, concerning decorum during recorded divisions, with no ruling text provided.
October 19, 2006
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on October 3, 2006, by the hon. Member for Windsor–Tecumseh concerning funding cuts to the Law Commission of Canada. I...
The Speaker ruled that the government's defunding of the Law Commission of Canada was an exercise of its executive financial prerogative and not a breach of parliamentary privilege.