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February 26, 2014
The Speaker: The House now seems faced with what seems to be an unprecedented situation. Since the two hours of debate prescribed for report stage and third reading have concluded and the report...
The Speaker ruled that when a sponsor refuses to move the concurrence motion for their Private Member's Bill, the bill is discharged and dropped from the Order Paper.
October 30, 2013
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on October 17, 2013 by the hon. Member for Timmins—James Bay regarding alleged misleading statements made by the Prime...
The Speaker denied a prima facie question of privilege against the Prime Minister for allegedly misleading the House, citing a lack of evidence of intent.
May 21, 2013
The Speaker: Before moving on to questions and comments, I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on April 25 by the hon. Member for Toronto Centre regarding the Eighth Report of the...
The Speaker ruled that a standing committee can, via a report, ask the House for permission to expand the scope of a Private Member's Bill.
June 18, 2012
The Speaker: As the Deputy Speaker promised the House when she initially ruled on this matter, I am now prepared to rule substantively on the point of order raised by the hon. Member for Winnipeg...
The Speaker ruled that for time allocation motions, a 'sitting day' is defined as the weekly average of hours for Government Orders, not the length of a specific day.
February 16, 2012
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on February 8, 2012, by the hon. Member for Ahuntsic regarding Members bringing their infant children into the Chamber. I...
The Speaker ruled that bringing an infant into the Chamber is not a breach of privilege, continuing the practice of allowing it so long as no disturbance to the House occurs.
March 25, 2011
The Speaker: Order, please. I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on March 10, 2011, by the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development concerning an alleged sit-in...
The Speaker ruled that an uninvited visit by a Member and delegation to a Minister's office was improper but did not meet the high threshold for a prima facie question of privilege.
March 3, 2011
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the point of order raised by the hon. Member for Vancouver East on February 18 concerning the need to clarify the process by which Members give notice of...
The Speaker ruled that notices for questions of privilege based on committee reports can only be given after the report has been tabled in the House.
October 5, 2010
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on September 22, 2010, by the hon. Member for Portage–Lisgar concerning an e-mailed media release issued by the Press...
The Speaker ruled that a media release critical of a Member did not breach privilege as the comments were made outside the House and did not impede her parliamentary duties.
September 20, 2010
The Speaker: I thank the hon. Member for Toronto–Danforth for raising this matter. His letter on this subject came in, as I recall, on August 16. While I might have had considerable sympathy at...
The Speaker denied a request for an emergency debate on the census, citing a lack of urgency and the availability of an opposition day for debate.
March 5, 2010
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on March 18, 2010, by the hon. Member for Scarborough–Rouge River, the hon. Member for St. John's East and the hon....
Speaker rules the government's refusal to provide uncensored documents on Afghan detainees as ordered by the House is a prima facie question of privilege, affirming Parliament's absolute power to demand information.