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June 13, 1986
On the previous night, the Chair indicated that in the Chair's view the matter should be raised the next day. The Speaker therefore has no choice but to allow it to be dealt with today. However,...
The Speaker permitted a delayed point of order on unparliamentary language due to a prior Chair's commitment but reaffirmed the rule of immediate intervention for the future.
June 6, 1986
The difference between the printed and electronic Hansard arose from an editorial error rather than a deliberate intervention by the Minister or his staff. An erratum correcting the mistake is to...
A ruling found a Hansard discrepancy to be an editorial error, ordered a correction, and referred the systemic issue of electronic records to a committee.
March 15, 1985
Rules of Debate - Order and Decorum / Question-and-comment Period March 15, 1985 Debates p. 3062 Background During the question-and-comment period following a speech by Mr. Waddell...
The Speaker addresses a point of order about a member monopolizing debate by reminding them of the rules of relevance and repetition.
March 24, 1983
The aim in reading these documents is to give sufficient information to the Chair and to the House upon which to make a decision. If the information transmitted during interventions is sufficient,...
A ruling clarifying that for a question of privilege, a summary of supporting documents is sufficient and the entire matter, not just the documents, is what is referred to committee.
October 29, 1980
Certain interventions touching upon Members' privileges of freedom of speech and liable to influence Members in the exercise of their duties, such as editorials and other public comment, do not...
The Speaker ruled that a government advertising campaign did not constitute a breach of privilege as pressure from an outside body is not, in itself, interference with parliamentary proceedings.
July 11, 1980
The interventions heard during this debate on the alleged question of privilege clearly established that the question was in no way founded on a breach of our rules but rather one of the common...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege, confirming that a Minister's procedure for tabling a Ways and Means motion was in order and an accompanying statement was optional.