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October 19, 2023
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the point of order raised on Thursday, September 21, by the member for Bay of Quinte concerning Bill C-339 and Bill C-56. Bill C-339, an act to amend the...
The Speaker deferred ruling on the similarity between a government bill and a private member's bill, deeming it premature until the relevant committees complete their review.
October 19, 2023
The Speaker: The Chair would also like to make a statement on the management of Private Members' Business. The consideration of legislative measures involves certain procedural issues of a...
The Speaker issued a statement identifying two Private Members' Bills, C-353 and C-356, that may require a royal recommendation and invited members to make arguments.
May 18, 2023
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised yesterday, May 17, by the parliamentary secretary to the government House Leader regarding an amendment adopted by the Standing...
The Speaker ruled an amendment to Bill C-281 inadmissible because it exceeded the bill's scope as passed at second reading, thereby overstepping the committee's authority.
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.
March 30, 2023
The Speaker: The Chair would like to make a statement concerning the management of Private Members' Business. As members know, certain constitutional procedural realities constrain the Speaker and...
The Speaker flagged two Private Members' Bills (C-318, C-319) as potentially requiring a royal recommendation and invited debate from members.
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.
November 28, 2022
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on November 22, 2022, by the member for New Westminster—Burnaby concerning the application of Standing Order 69.1 to Bill C-27,...
The Speaker ruled to divide Bill C-27 for voting at second reading because its three parts were not sufficiently related.
October 25, 2022
The Speaker: Following the presentation earlier today of the fifth report of the Standing Committee on Health on Bill C-31, an act respecting cost of living relief measures related to dental care...
The Speaker declared two committee amendments to Bill C-31 null and void because they infringed on the financial initiative of the Crown by increasing public spending without a royal recommendation.
September 26, 2022
The Speaker: I would like to make a statement concerning the management of Private Members' Business. As members know, certain constitutional procedural realities constrain the Speaker and members...
The Speaker alerts the House that two Private Members' Bills may require a royal recommendation and invites members to present arguments.
September 20, 2022
The Speaker: I would like to provide a short update regarding a statement I made on May 11, 2022, concerning similarities between two bills that were before the House at that time. They were Bill...
The Speaker ordered a Private Member's Bill (C-250) dropped from the Order Paper because its provisions were enacted through a government bill (C-19), applying the 'same question' rule.