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March 12, 2009
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised by the hon. Member for Montmorency–Charlevoix–Haute-Côte-Nord concerning remarks made during Question Period on Thursday,...
The Speaker ruled that accusing a political party of promoting violence is unacceptable because it is provocative and creates disorder, warning that such remarks will be cut off in the future.
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.
March 22, 2007
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on March 1, 2007 by the hon. Member for Edmonton–Leduc in which he requested clarification of the rules applicable to the...
The Speaker rules that committees are permitted to sit during recorded divisions in the House but suggests the Procedure and House Affairs Committee study the issue.
June 8, 2005
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on Tuesday, May 31, 2005 and on Thursday, June 2, 2005 by the hon. Member for Glengarry–Prescott–Russell concerning the...
Speaker rules that mass faxes and cybersquatting targeting MPs are serious grievances but not a prima facie breach of privilege as they do not prevent Members from performing their duties.
March 8, 2005
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on February 24, 2005, by the hon. Member for Halifax, who alleged that the House was deliberately misled by certain remarks made...
The Speaker denied a point of order alleging the Prime Minister misled the House, finding no evidence to contradict the government's stated timeline for its decision on ballistic missile defence.
June 12, 2003
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on June 5, 2003, by the hon. Member for St. Albert concerning multi-year funding of the heating fuel rebate. I would like to...
The Speaker denied a point of order, ruling that multi-year heating fuel rebates were properly funded as ex gratia payments from an agency's operating budget, but criticized the lack of transparency in the estimates documents provided to Parliament.
May 27, 2003
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the appeal of the Chair's decision taken earlier this evening in the Committee of the Whole. The issue before us is whether the motion moved by the hon....
The Speaker sustained a Chair's ruling, confirming that motions to reduce government estimates in a Committee of the Whole are debatable.
March 18, 2003
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised by the hon. Member for St. John's West on February 26, 2003, concerning a change in the budgetary policy of the Government. I...
The Speaker ruled that a government policy change announced outside the House does not procedurally invalidate the ongoing budget debate or require the tabling of revised documents.
February 17, 2003
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on February 12, 2003, by the hon. Member for Sarnia–Lambton concerning management of the Canadian Firearms Program. I...
The Speaker ruled that withdrawing supplementary estimates for the firearms program did not cancel its original funding, so no privilege was breached by the Minister's continued spending.
February 6, 2003
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on January 27 by the hon. Government House Leader concerning written questions and the difficulties experienced by the...
The Speaker ruled that the Chair cannot judge the merits of complex written questions, only their form, and the government must either answer them or state why it cannot.