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March 10, 2020
The Speaker: I am ready to rule on the questions of privilege raised on February 25 by the member for Fundy Royal and on February 27 by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government...
The Speaker found a prima facie breach of privilege due to the deliberate premature disclosure of a government bill to the media before its introduction in the House.
February 3, 2020
The Speaker: I am ready to make a statement regarding the question of privilege raised on January 29, 2020, by the member for Chilliwack—Hope concerning the statement that the member for Vimy made...
The Speaker ruled that a member's misleading statement about her presence for a vote was an unintentional error, and her sincere apology resolved the question of privilege.
January 27, 2020
The Speaker: On December 13, 2019, the member for New Westminster—Burnaby raised a question of privilege alleging that the government was in contempt of the House, this because, in his opinion, it...
The Speaker ruled that a House motion 'calling upon' the government is a non-binding resolution, not a binding order, thus finding no prima facie contempt for non-compliance.
April 4, 2019
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised during the sitting of March 20, 2019, by the hon. member for New Westminster—Burnaby, concerning the validity of the vote on...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege concerning the validity of a vote, ruling that the responsibility for ensuring eligibility to vote (having heard the question) rests with the individual member, not the Chair.
February 21, 2019
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised yesterday by the hon. opposition House leader concerning the participation of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Justice and...
The Speaker denied a point of order seeking to disallow votes by the Prime Minister and Minister of Justice, ruling that determining conflicts of interest is the exclusive jurisdiction of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, not the Chair.
November 20, 2018
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on November 1, 2018, by the hon. member for Windsor West concerning the use of alcohol and other substances within the...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege regarding alcohol use in the precinct, ruling that such administrative matters fall under the authority of the Board of Internal Economy, not the Speaker.
June 7, 2018
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on May 24, by the hon. member for Langley—Aldergrove concerning proceedings at the Standing Committee on Human Resources,...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege regarding a committee chair's premature adjournment, affirming that jurisdiction over internal committee procedural disputes rests solely with the committee unless highly exceptional circumstances are reported to the House.
May 29, 2018
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on May 25, 2018, by the hon. member for Elmwood—Transcona regarding the form of the main estimates 2018-19. The hon. member for...
The Speaker denied a point of order challenging the form of the Main Estimates' budget implementation vote, ruling that the sufficiency of spending detail is a policy matter for members, not a procedural issue for the Chair.
April 23, 2018
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on March 27, 2018, by the hon. member for Langley—Aldergrove concerning the government's Canada summer jobs program. I...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege regarding the Canada Summer Jobs program criteria, citing failure to raise the issue at the earliest opportunity and lack of jurisdiction over government policy.
January 30, 2018
The Speaker: On December 5, 2017, the hon. member for Calgary Rocky Ridge raised a question of privilege concerning allegedly misleading statements made by the Minister of National Revenue. I...
The Speaker denied a prima facie question of privilege alleging a minister deliberately misled the House, ruling that the high threshold for proving intent was not met and the Chair cannot assess the veracity of statements based on external documents.