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November 9, 1981
The microphones are activated upon instructions from the Chair and only when the Chair gives the floor to a Member by identifying him by the name of his constituency. This is the only way to be...
The Speaker rules that only formal recognition by the Chair, not an activated microphone, grants a Member the right to speak.
April 1, 1981
Not only is the personal situation of each Member not governed by the Standing Orders, but it would be violating the principle of equality of all Members in the House if a difference were to be...
The Speaker rules that the Chair cannot determine the legality of a measure and must treat all Members as equals, regardless of their professional background.
February 2, 1981
According to one authority, references to debates in the other House are out of order for the simple reason that the debates of one of the two Houses remain hypothetically unknown to the other....
The Speaker affirms the rule that members cannot refer to debates in the Senate, as each legislative body manages its own proceedings independently.
October 24, 1980
All Members have the right to speak and the Standing Orders are specifically designed so as to enable them to express themselves. Moreover, the provisions of the Standing Orders were adopted by...
The Speaker ruled that a closure motion adopted by the House must be enforced, thereby ending the debate and overriding an individual Member's right to speak.
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.
October 11, 1979
The Speaker: On June 1, 1994, the honourable member for Winnipeg—Transcona raised a point of order concerning the designation of party status for members of the New Democratic Party. I would like...
The Speaker ruled that the House, not the Chair, must decide on granting official party status, but used his discretion to seat the NDP caucus together on the seating plan.
February 13, 1979
Motions without Notice Proposed under Standing Order 43 / Application of the Rule February 13, 1979 Debates, pp. 3164-6 Background On October 26, 1978, Mr. Hnatyshyn (Saskatoon—Biggar) rose on a...
The provided text 'Application of the rule' is too short and incomplete to be analyzed as a Speaker's Ruling.
November 9, 1978
Content of Bills / Infringing on Financial Initiative of the Crown November 9, 1978 Journals pp. 130-3 Debates pp. 975-7 Background As the House was about to proceed to the second reading...
The Speaker ruled a private Member's bill out of order for infringing on the financial initiative of the Crown by proposing spending without a Royal Recommendation.
March 21, 1978
While there are no previous precedents in any of the earlier practices of this House or of Westminster, and although this case involves an incident which took place beyond the precincts of...
The Speaker rules that electronic surveillance of a Member, even off-precinct, could constitute a contempt of the House by way of intimidation or obstruction.
October 31, 1977
A key concept in considering a motion moved under Standing Order 26 is that of emergency which can apply to a sudden occurrence or an unexpected event. It can apply also to "the sudden and...
The Speaker rules that the sub judice convention does not apply to an investigatory commission, thus permitting an emergency debate on the matter.