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December 9, 1987
Mr. Speaker: On Wednesday, November 25, 1987, the honourable Member for Broadview-Greenwood raised in the House the manner in which her Private Members' Bill C-204 is being dealt with in the...
The Speaker ruled that allegations of obstruction within a committee are not a question of privilege and must be addressed by the committee itself before being brought to the House.
December 1, 1987
The Speaker: It seems to the Chair that the Bill which was introduced has, at least in principle, support on both sides of the Chamber. Unless any honourable Member feels a terribly burning urge...
The Speaker clarifies that Standing Order 107(2) allows for a 'succinct explanation' during the introduction of a bill and reminds Ministers to provide information to critics promptly.
September 29, 1987
The Speaker: Honourable Members will recall that several months ago, there was some discussion about altering the form of Routine Proceedings by eliminating the necessity under Motions and Bills...
The Speaker implements a new, more efficient procedure for Routine Proceedings by no longer reading the entire list of names from the Order Paper for motions and bills.
September 24, 1987
Mr. Speaker: I want to draw to the attention of honourable Members that the Chair is now ready to rule on a point of order raised on August 12, 1987, by the honourable Member for Hamilton East...
The Speaker ruled that the Chair cannot judge the 'comprehensiveness' of government responses to committee reports, directing standing committees to use their own powers to address dissatisfaction.
September 15, 1987
The Speaker: On September 1, 1987, the honourable Member for Kamloops—Shuswap raised a point of order relating to the circumstances surrounding the taking of a deferred division at six o'clock...
The Speaker rules that while the Whips' convention provides flexibility for division bells, a 30-minute ringing for a 15-minute bell is an unacceptable violation of the Standing Orders that will not be permitted to recur.
June 30, 1987
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on June 15 by the honourable member for Churchill concerning a petition he had hoped to present on child care. The petitioners...
The Speaker upheld the long-standing rule that petitions requesting public funds are out of order without a royal recommendation but suggested a House committee review this practice.
June 29, 1987
The Speaker: I shall now deal with the point of order raised on June 26 by the honourable Member for Cochrane—Superior [...] He argued that the report to Parliament tabled by the honourable...
The Speaker ruled that the Chair cannot judge the content or adequacy of a government report tabled in the House, as that is a political matter for the relevant committee to consider.
April 15, 1987
The Speaker: On December 4, 1986, the honourable Member for Ottawa—Vanier raised a point of order concerning the right of Members to ask for a recorded division, notwithstanding Standing Order...
The Speaker ruled that motions become inoperable and lapse at fixed interruption times, superseding the right to a recorded division on them.
April 14, 1987
The Speaker: I indicated to the House yesterday that I would be prepared to rule at eleven o'clock this morning on the matter which was raised yesterday by the honourable Parliamentary Secretary...
The Speaker allows a government superseding motion to break a procedural deadlock during Routine Proceedings, exercising discretion to override a recent precedent due to excessive obstructionist tactics.
January 26, 1987
The Speaker: Before I call Orders of the Day, I have a ruling to make arising out of the debate which occurred on Friday, January 23, 1987. The honourable Member for Windsor West rose on a point...
The Speaker ruled that a blank space and incorrect date in a bill were correctable clerical errors, not fatal flaws, and ordered the Clerk to alter the bill.