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October 19, 2006
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on October 3, 2006, by the hon. Member for Windsor–Tecumseh concerning funding cuts to the Law Commission of Canada. I...
The Speaker ruled that the government's defunding of the Law Commission of Canada was an exercise of its executive financial prerogative and not a breach of parliamentary privilege.
October 3, 2006
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The Chair outlines the guidelines for take-note debates, emphasizing their non-partisan nature and the application of standard rules of decorum.
June 8, 2006
The Speaker: Order. I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on May 17, 2006, and again on May 19, 2006, by the hon. Member for Ottawa–Vanier concerning the tabling of the document...
The Speaker denied a point of order requiring the Prime Minister to table a document, accepting the government's claim that it was exempt due to national security concerns.
May 3, 2006
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on Thursday, April 6, 2006, by the hon. Member for Scarborough Southwest, alleging that public servants refused to...
The Speaker ruled that a Member's privilege was not breached by public servants' refusal to communicate during an election, as parliamentary duties cease upon dissolution.
April 6, 2006
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The Speaker provides guidelines for take-note debates, emphasizing their non-partisan purpose and the application of standard rules of decorum and relevance.
October 7, 2005
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On October 7, 2005, the Speaker issued a statement clarifying the rules of admissibility for questions concerning the transfer of election campaign funds during Oral Questions.
October 3, 2005
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A ruling concerning the propriety of singing during Statements by Members on October 3, 2005.
June 14, 2005
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the points of order raised by the hon. Member for Mississauga South concerning remarks made during the Question Period of Friday, June 3, 2005, and...
The Speaker ruled that while disputes over facts are matters for debate, calling a contract 'a dirty deal' during Question Period impugns motives and is out of order.
June 8, 2005
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on Tuesday, May 31, 2005 and on Thursday, June 2, 2005 by the hon. Member for Glengarry–Prescott–Russell concerning the...
Speaker rules that mass faxes and cybersquatting targeting MPs are serious grievances but not a prima facie breach of privilege as they do not prevent Members from performing their duties.
February 15, 2005
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on February 17 by the hon. Opposition House Leader concerning remarks made by the Hon. Minister of International Trade in...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege, ruling that a Minister's statement to proceed with a departmental reorganization despite a defeated bill was not contempt because the government was acting under separate, pre-existing statutory authority.