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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 28, 2023
The Speaker: The Chair would like to make a statement regarding the period for questions and comments following speeches in the House. A series of points of order were raised on this topic on...
The Speaker ruled that the questions and comments period following a speech will proceed even if the member who spoke has left the chamber.
January 30, 2023
The Speaker: The Chair wishes to inform the House of an administrative error that occurred with regard to Bill C-18, an act respecting online communications platforms that make news content...
The Speaker makes a statement to correct an administrative error where a defeated subamendment was mistakenly included in the version of Bill C-18 transmitted to the Senate.
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.
May 2, 2022
The Deputy Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the points of order raised on April 28, 2022, by the chief opposition whip and the House leader of the official opposition concerning, respectively,...
The Speaker ruled that a government motion suspending quorum calls was admissible but must be divided into three separate questions for voting.
April 5, 2022
The Deputy Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the point of order raised on March 22 by the parliamentary secretary to the government House leader regarding Bill C-215, an act to amend the...
The Speaker ruled that Bill C-215, which extends EI sickness benefits, requires a royal recommendation because it increases public spending, citing established financial procedures and precedents.
February 28, 2022
The Speaker: The House will soon begin Private Members' Business for the first time in this Parliament. I would therefore like to make a brief statement to remind all members about the procedures...
The Speaker issues a statement reminding members that private members' bills requiring new spending need a royal recommendation and identifies two specific bills for review.
June 21, 2021
The Speaker: Mr. Stewart, you are attending at the bar of the House on behalf of the Public Health Agency of Canada for failure to comply with the orders of the Special Committee on Canada–China...
The Speaker formally reprimands the President of the Public Health Agency of Canada at the bar of the House for contempt of Parliament for failing to produce ordered documents.
June 7, 2021
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the multiple points of order raised on Friday regarding the time allocation motion for the committee stage of Bill C-10, an act to amend the Broadcasting Act...
The Speaker ruled that a five-hour time allocation motion for a bill's committee stage is procedurally valid and affirmed the Chair's authority to limit debate on points of order.
May 11, 2021
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on April 28, 2021 by the member for Portage—Lisgar concerning allegedly misleading statements made by the Prime Minister....
The Speaker denied a prima facie question of privilege, ruling that the Prime Minister's statements were not inherently contradictory and it is not the Chair's role to interpret conflicting committee testimony.