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December 7, 1992
The Speaker: I have a judgment to render. On Friday, December 4, 1992, the honourable Member for Cape Breton—East Richmond rose on a point of order relating to the omnibus nature of Bill C-93, An...
The Speaker denied a Point of Order challenging Bill C-93 as an improperly drafted omnibus bill, reaffirming that the Chair lacks authority over the form and content of omnibus legislation.
June 22, 1992
Mr. Speaker: The honourable Member for Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte some days ago, also the honourable Member for Nanaimo-Cowichan (Mr. David Stupich), and subsequently 40 other Members have...
The Speaker granted an emergency debate on the northern cod fishery but adjusted the start time to 10 p.m. to resolve conflicts with existing House orders on extended sitting hours and time allocation.
June 11, 1992
The Speaker: Before proceeding to the daily routine of business, I want to give my ruling on a matter raised by the honourable Member for Calgary Northeast a few days ago. As all honourable...
The Speaker ruled that broken pairing agreements are private matters beyond the intervention of the Chair or the House because current Standing Orders provide no mechanism for penalty or correction.
April 1, 1992
The Acting Speaker (Mr. DeBlois): Before giving the floor back to the honourable Member for Nickel Belt, the Chair has had some time to think over the point of order raised by the honourable...
The Speaker ruled a Private Member's motion in order despite overlap with a bill referred to committee, prioritizing the Member's right to present a non-votable motion that differed in scope.
April 1, 1992
The Speaker: On Monday, March 30, 1992, the honourable Member for Cape Breton—East Richmond rose on a point of order relating to the omnibus nature of Bill C-63, An Act to dissolve or terminate...
The Speaker denied a Point of Order challenging the procedural admissibility of an omnibus bill (Bill C-63) on the grounds that established Canadian parliamentary practice permits such bills, and the Chair lacks authority to order their division.
March 19, 1992
The Acting Speaker (Mr. DeBlois): The Chair was of course careful to check this technical aspect. The first speaker was for the Government and is deemed to have spoken, even if he did not actually...
The Speaker ruled that the mover of a motion is automatically deemed to have spoken, establishing the subsequent Member as the third speaker with a 20-minute time limit.
February 12, 1992
The Speaker: I promised yesterday that I would return with respect to a question which was put by the honourable Member for Ottawa—Vanier yesterday, a question on a subject that is of course very...
The Speaker ruled that a question demanding the Prime Minister instruct a government appointee to retract comments was out of order for being argumentative and outside the scope of government administrative competence.
February 5, 1992
The Speaker: I have a judgment to give on a question of privilege. I would like to advise all honourable Members that I am now ready to rule on a question of privilege raised on Monday the 3rd of...
The Speaker deferred a question of privilege regarding the late tabling of an Order in Council, ruling that the relevant standing committee must first investigate and report on whether contempt of the House had occurred.
December 12, 1991
Mr. Speaker: The honourable Member for Cape Breton—East Richmond has raised the matter which engaged us yesterday and also this morning. The honourable the Government House Leader has made his...
The Speaker denied a Point of Order regarding alleged unparliamentary language by the Prime Minister, ruling that since the words were neither heard by the Chair nor recorded in Hansard, the matter could not be procedurally resolved.
November 28, 1991
The Speaker: On Friday, November 22, 1991, as the House was about to begin the third reading debate on Bill C-35, An Act to correct certain anomalies, inconsistencies, archaisms and errors in the...
The Speaker denied a Point of Order challenging the conditional nature of Bill C-35 at Third Reading, ruling that while the practice of amending pending bills was concerning, the House retained sufficient legislative remedies to proceed.