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November 27, 2023
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the point of order raised on November 23, 2023, by the member for Edmonton Strathcona concerning language used by the member for Miramichi—Grand Lake. In her...
The Speaker ruled that calling members 'Hamas supporters' is unparliamentary and required the offending member to apologize in writing before being recognized again.
October 23, 2023
The Speaker: I am now, colleagues, ready to rule on the point of order raised on October 20 by the member for Calgary Shepard concerning an alleged use of unparliamentary language by the member...
The Speaker ruled that calling a member's statement 'false' is not unparliamentary unless it imputes a deliberate intent to mislead.
September 27, 2023
The Deputy Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the point of order raised yesterday by the member for Oakville North—Burlington concerning unparliamentary language. In her intervention, the member...
The Speaker cautioned members to use civil language after a complaint about the word 'disgrace', without formally ruling it unparliamentary.
June 21, 2023
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the point of order raised on June 20, 2023, by the chief opposition whip concerning the enforcement of the rules of decorum. In her intervention, the whip...
The Speaker upheld an Assistant Deputy Speaker's decision to bar a member from speaking for the day due to persistent heckling, deeming it a proper enforcement of decorum.
June 19, 2023
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on another question of privilege, raised on June 14 by the chief opposition whip concerning the behaviour of the member for Kingston and the Islands. In her...
The Speaker denied a prima facie question of privilege concerning an offensive gesture, ruling the matter was closed when the Deputy Speaker accepted an immediate apology.
May 8, 2023
The Speaker: Before going on to question period, I would like to make a statement on maintaining order and decorum in the House, following the point of order raised during the sitting of May 4....
The Speaker issues a stern warning that rules against unparliamentary language will be strictly enforced, requiring immediate withdrawals and apologies from offending members.
December 14, 2022
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised on December 13, 2022, by the member for Haldimand—Norfolk concerning an accusation made by the Minister of Families,...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege regarding an alleged unparliamentary remark because the comment was not captured in the official record.
December 7, 2022
The Speaker: The Chair would like to address an event that occurred yesterday morning concerning allegedly unparliamentary remarks heard from the sidelines during the questions and comments period...
The Speaker addresses a point of order about unparliamentary language, confirming the remarks were inappropriate and reminding all MPs to maintain decorum.
November 3, 2022
The Speaker: The Chair would like to address the point of order raised yesterday by the member for La Prairie concerning alleged unparliamentary language heard from the sidelines during Oral...
The Speaker confirmed that disrespectful comments made during Oral Questions were unparliamentary and reminded members to maintain decorum.
May 5, 2022
The Deputy Speaker: Before we go to question period today, I would like to return to the points of order raised yesterday, May 4, 2022, concerning remarks made during Oral Questions. First, the...
The Speaker ruled that questions must concern government administration and cannot be used to ask ministers to comment on other political parties.