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April 30, 2024
The Speaker: The Chair would like to make a statement concerning the question of privilege raised on April 10, 2024 by the member for Lambton—Kent—Middlesex, about the government response to Order...
The Speaker closed a question of privilege regarding inaccurate government responses after the government apologized and tabled corrected information, while warning against future errors.
April 9, 2024
The Speaker: I would like to take a moment to make a statement concerning the question of privilege raised by the member for Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola. Yesterday, on April 8, 2024, the...
The Speaker recuses himself from a question of privilege due to a perceived conflict of interest and refers the matter to the Deputy Speaker for a ruling.
February 29, 2024
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the point of order raised on January 31 by the member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan and the question of privilege raised on February 9 by the member...
The Speaker rules that the Chair cannot assess the content of government responses to written questions, thereby denying a point of order and a question of privilege on the matter.
December 15, 2023
The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes): I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised by the opposition House leader earlier today concerning the treatment of the motion...
The Speaker ruled that a motion censuring a Chair occupant, moved under Routine Proceedings, must follow standard procedure and does not receive priority debate.
December 13, 2023
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on December 1, 2023, by the member for Saint-Hyacinthe─Bagot regarding allegedly misleading information shared by the...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege, finding no evidence that ministers deliberately misled the House regarding a procurement contract.
December 12, 2023
The Speaker: I am now ready to provide the House with an explanatory ruling on the admissibility of Ways and Means Motion No. 19. On November 29, 2023, I ruled that the order for consideration of...
The Speaker ruled that a government Ways and Means motion could proceed despite similarities to two private members' bills because its much broader scope meant it was not the 'same question'.
October 16, 2023
The Speaker: Dear colleagues, on Thursday, October 5, 2023, the member for Calgary Nose Hill raised a question of privilege relating to the response to Order Paper question Q‐1417. In her...
The Speaker recused himself from a question of privilege due to a potential conflict of interest and delegated the ruling to the Deputy Speaker.
May 11, 2023
The Deputy Speaker: The Chair would like to make a statement regarding the status of Bill C-243, an act respecting the elimination of the use of forced labour and child labour in supply chains,...
The Chair orders Bill C-243 dropped from the Order Paper because a similar bill, S-211, has already passed, invoking the rule against deciding the same question twice in a session.
May 8, 2023
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised on May 2 by the member for Wellington—Halton Hills concerning alleged acts of intimidation by the Government of the People's...
The Speaker ruled that alleged intimidation of a Member of Parliament by a foreign diplomat constitutes a prima facie breach of privilege, warranting priority debate in the House.
March 27, 2023
The Speaker: I would like to address the point of order raised earlier today, concerning government Motion No. 2 to concur in Senate amendments to Bill C‐11, an act to amend the Broadcasting Act...
The Speaker denied a point of order, ruling that a new government motion was admissible because it was substantively different from a previous one by correcting an error between the French and English texts.