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March 6, 2008
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised earlier today by the hon. Leader of the Government in the House of Commons alleging the inadmissibility of the opposition motion...
The Speaker ruled that an opposition motion condemning another opposition party is admissible as such motions have a wide scope and the confidence convention is not a procedural matter.
February 15, 2008
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on Monday, February 11, 2008 by the hon. House Leader for the New Democratic Party concerning the admissibility of Government...
The Speaker ruled that a government motion was admissible despite its long and argumentative preamble, citing historical precedents that permit such forms.
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.
January 31, 2008
The Speaker: Before we turn to Government Orders, I have a ruling to give. I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on Tuesday, January 29, [2008] [3], by the hon. Member for...
The Speaker ruled that a department's practice of asking for an MP's party affiliation for information requests, while concerning, is not a breach of privilege as it occurs outside of parliamentary proceedings.
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.
November 28, 2007
The Speaker: Before we proceed to Orders of the Day, I wish to give a ruling on a matter before the House. Members will recall that on October 16, 2007, the Chair made a statement reminding...
The Speaker ruled a private member's bill null and void because it imposed a tax without the required Ways and Means motion, which can only be initiated by a Minister.
November 19, 2007
The Speaker: I would like to return to the exchange between the hon. Member for Scarborough Centre and the hon. Minister of Veterans Affairs during Question Period on November 1, 2007. I have had...
The Speaker rules that the terms 'intellectually dishonest' and 'hypocrite' are unparliamentary for causing disorder and requires the members to withdraw them.
October 23, 2007
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised by the hon. House Leader for the Official Opposition on October 16, 2007, concerning disclosure to the media of details...
The Speaker ruled that the premature media leak of the Speech from the Throne was a breach of convention, not a breach of parliamentary privilege.
June 5, 2007
The Deputy Speaker: Before going to Orders of the Day I would like to give the ruling on the point of order raised by the hon. Member for Wascana regarding the use of Standing Order 56.1 to...
The Speaker ruled that Standing Order 56.1 cannot be used to impose a timetable or otherwise direct the internal business of a standing committee.