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March 8, 1990
Mr. Speaker: On Monday, March 5, 1990, the honourable Member for Kamloops rose on a point of order to suggest that the debate on the budget be suspended and that the Chair review the Government...
The Speaker rules that the sub judice convention does not apply to bills, thereby allowing debate on government legislation to proceed despite a related matter being before the courts.
January 29, 1990
Mr. Speaker: There is agreement in the House, I understand, that I render a judgment now on a point of order raised by the honourable Member for Kamloops a few days ago rather than wait until the...
The Speaker ruled that a Ways and Means motion referencing a non-tabled document is procedurally acceptable, allowing the related tax bill to proceed.
May 19, 1989
The Speaker: On Tuesday, April 4, 1989, the honourable Member for Edmonton Southeast raised a question of privilege and, in addition, provided the Chair with certain related material. The facts...
The Speaker rules that parliamentary privilege does not protect MP-constituent communications and warns against waiving immunity or accepting subpoenas within parliamentary precincts.
August 16, 1988
The Speaker: Yesterday the honourable Minister of State (Treasury Board) gave oral notice of a motion for time allocation for the report stage and third reading stage of Bill C-130 the...
The Speaker ruled that a government notice for time allocation is valid even without specifying the time, and an agreement between opposition parties alone cannot block it.
July 18, 1988
The Speaker: I want to bring to honourable Members' attention a matter of some importance which was raised on Wednesday, May 4, 1988, by the honourable Member for Athabasca, and commented upon by...
A Speaker's ruling denies a question of privilege, clarifying that absolute parliamentary privilege for freedom of speech does not extend to a Member's statements published outside the House.
May 5, 1987
The Speaker: I remind the House that a few days ago a question of privilege was raised in the House by the honourable Minister of State for Fitness and Amateur Sport respecting questions which...
A Speaker's ruling denies a Minister's question of privilege, finding that questions about his integrity, while troubling, did not impede his duties enough to warrant precedence.
February 18, 1987
Mr. Speaker: On February 11, 1987, the honourable Member for La Prairie raised a question of privilege with respect to the dismissal of an official at the Department of Employment and Immigration....
The Speaker ruled that the dismissal of a public servant for speaking with MPs did not constitute a breach of privilege as parliamentary privilege does not extend to public servants.
October 4, 1971
Too narrow an interpretation of the authorities cited by Members would place Parliament in an intolerable situation where "the whole legislative process might be stopped simply by the initiation...
The Speaker ruled that the sub judice convention does not apply to bills, preventing legal proceedings from halting the legislative process.
January 20, 1971
Amendments to Motions on Progress of Bills / Second Reading January 20, 1971 Journals p. 270 Debates p. 2609 Background During debate on the motion for second reading of Bill C-193, an Act to...
A procedural note indicating the subject matter of a Royal Recommendation was referred to a Committee of the Whole.