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March 8, 1990
Mr. Speaker: On Monday, March 5, 1990, the honourable Member for Kamloops rose on a point of order to suggest that the debate on the budget be suspended and that the Chair review the Government...
The Speaker rules that the sub judice convention does not apply to bills, thereby allowing debate on government legislation to proceed despite a related matter being before the courts.
October 10, 1989
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege which was raised on September 25 by the right honourable Leader of the Opposition concerning the government advertisements which...
The Speaker ruled that a government advertisement for the GST was not a prima facie contempt of Parliament but strongly warned against repeating such actions.
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.
January 27, 1986
While the pressure on the Canadian dollar is a matter of grave concern, it is a problem of a continuing nature rather than that of a sudden emergency. The Chair has consistently ruled that ongoing...
The Speaker denied an emergency debate on the Canadian dollar, ruling it was an ongoing issue rather than a sudden crisis as required by procedure.
June 8, 1984
Standing Order 30 does not provide for debate on problems of a chronic nature. Applications for emergency debate on the unemployment situation have been turned down on these grounds on numerous...
The Speaker denied a request for an emergency debate on unemployment, citing the chronic nature of the problem and the availability of other debate opportunities.
June 2, 1982
The report that the Canadian dollar has reached an historic low in comparison to the American dollar does not alter the fact that the problem is of a continuing nature and not in the nature of a...
The Speaker denied a request for an emergency debate on the Canadian dollar, ruling the issue was an ongoing problem and not a sudden crisis.
January 25, 1982
Although the state of the economy is a highly important matter, it may not be dealt with in an emergency debate because it has been a recurring subject of debate throughout the session....
A request for an emergency debate on the economy was denied because the issue is ongoing and other opportunities for debate exist.
October 23, 1981
As indicated in a precedent, "it is not envisaged that (Standing Order 26] ought to be used to bring what are considered crises from individual constituencies or industries before the House"; "the...
A request for an emergency debate on an economic issue was denied because it lacked urgency and other opportunities for debate were available.
June 3, 1981
Despite the issue's importance, and a certain element of urgency, the problem is one of continuing concern, since increases occur periodically in the price of petroleum products and in the taxes...
The Speaker denied a request for an emergency debate on petroleum prices, citing the ongoing nature of the issue and the availability of other debate opportunities.
May 1, 1980
One of the criteria for requests for leave to move adjournment is that the matters raised must not be of a continuing nature. The matter in question has already been raised many times, and there...
A request for an emergency debate was denied because the issue was ongoing and other opportunities for debate were available.