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March 29, 2001
The Speaker: Ten motions in amendment are listed in the Notice Paper at the report stage of Bill C-2. Motions Nos. 1 to 3 and 5 to 7 cannot be proposed to the House because they are not...
The Speaker rules several amendments to Bill C-2 out of order for lacking a Royal Recommendation and establishes a new procedural standard to limit amendments at report stage.
March 27, 2001
The Speaker: The Chair is quite prepared to rule on this issue immediately. I refer the hon. Member for Burnaby–Douglas to Marleau and Montpetit, as he has done, at page 426: —In summary, when...
The Speaker ruled a question out of order because it sought a minister's opinion on another member's actions, which is outside the government's administrative responsibility.
March 21, 2001
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The Speaker outlines the new procedure for selecting and grouping amendments at report stage to streamline debate and exclude frivolous motions.
March 20, 2001
The Speaker: The Chair thanks all hon. Members who have made contributions to this debate, the House Leader for the Official Opposition, the Government House Leader and the Member for...
The Speaker ruled an opposition motion on a Supply day admissible, citing precedent and the wide procedural scope afforded to such motions.
March 20, 2001
The Speaker: Order, please. This is not a "Statement by Ministers". We are ready to move to Private Members' Business and while it is always in order for a Minister to table a document, I must say...
The Speaker ruled that a Minister's attempt to make a statement while tabling a document was out of order and directed the House to proceed to the next item of business.
March 19, 2001
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised by the hon. Member for Provencher on March 14, 2001, regarding a briefing the Department of Justice held on a bill on notice...
The Speaker found a prima facie contempt of the House when the government briefed the media on a bill before its introduction without providing the information to Members.
March 15, 2001
The Speaker: Order, please. I am ready to rule on the point of order raised on Thursday, March 1, by the hon. Member for Richmond–Arthabaska. The hon. Member's concerns stem from the adoption by...
The Speaker denies a request to suspend a new rule referencing UK parliamentary practice, ruling that while source documents may be unilingual, his interpretation and application of them will be bilingual.
March 1, 2001
The Deputy Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised by the Opposition House Leader, the hon. Member for Fraser Valley, on February 13, 2001. Subsequent to the adoption...
The Speaker ruled that the Chair has no discretion to block a procedurally correct government motion for time allocation, as the Speaker must enforce the rules as written by the House.
February 19, 2001
The Speaker: Order, please. I wish to rule today on a point of order raised by the hon. Member for Repentigny on February 14, 2001. This point of order concerns comments made by the hon. Member...
The Speaker ruled that a disagreement over the interpretation of a member's statement is a matter of debate, not a point of order.
February 13, 2001
The Speaker: The Chair will now deal with the question of privilege raised by the hon. Member for Sarnia–Lambton on February 6, 2001. The question of privilege concerned the departure from the...
The Speaker ruled that no prima facie case of privilege existed regarding the departure of two House employees, as it stemmed from a pre-existing labour dispute rather than their testimony before a committee.