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December 5, 1997
The Speaker: Colleagues, I am now ready to render a decision on the question of privilege raised by the honourable member for Sarnia—Lambton on December 4 concerning the draw for Private Members'...
The Speaker rules that a new draw for Private Members' Business does not disadvantage a member because the selection of votable items is based on merit, not the number of candidates.
March 16, 1995
The Speaker: My colleagues, yesterday, March 15, the honourable Leader of the Opposition rose on a question of privilege relating to an exchange that had occurred March 14 during Question Period...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege concerning an altered statement but ordered Hansard to be corrected due to improper substantive changes.
April 27, 1994
The Deputy Speaker: Dear colleagues, the Chair is now ready to deal with the point of order raised by the honourable member for Chicoutimi, on Monday, April 18, 1994, concerning the manner in...
The Speaker ruled that members must not debate or comment on the merits of petitions when presenting them during Routine Proceedings.
June 11, 1992
The Speaker: Before proceeding to the daily routine of business, I want to give my ruling on a matter raised by the honourable Member for Calgary Northeast a few days ago. As all honourable...
The Speaker ruled that broken pairing agreements are private matters beyond the intervention of the Chair or the House because current Standing Orders provide no mechanism for penalty or correction.
October 2, 1991
The Speaker: On Wednesday, September 18, the honourable member for Kingston and the Islands rose on a point of order concerning the answers provided by the government to written questions placed...
The Speaker sustained a Point of Order, ruling that the government must cease including the time and cost of preparation in answers to written questions on the Order Paper as this extraneous information violates Standing Order 39.
December 19, 1990
The Acting Speaker (Hon. Steven Paproski): I have a statement. On Tuesday, December 18, 1990, the honourable Member for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell raised a point of order regarding the...
The Speaker ruled that petitions containing a few signatures from non-residents are acceptable to avoid disenfranchising the Canadian signatories.
December 13, 1990
The Speaker: The honourable Member for Annapolis Valley—Hants rose on November 21, 1990, to declare that he was and wanted to be known as and registered in our records as an Independent...
The Speaker ruled that a Member can be designated by a custom political affiliation, such as 'Independent Conservative,' in official records, as there is no rule limiting designations to parties recognized under the Canada Elections Act.
November 28, 1990
Mr. Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised on Thursday, October 18 by the honourable Member for Thunder Bay—Atikokan regarding events which transpired in connection...
The Speaker ruled that an alleged boycott causing a committee to lack quorum is not a sufficient breach of privilege to warrant intervention in the committee's internal affairs.
June 6, 1990
The Speaker: On Monday of this week the opposition House leader, the honourable member for Ottawa—Vanier, rose on a point of order concerning two items which the government placed on the Order...
The Speaker ruled that the government has the discretion to place motions appointing Officers of Parliament under either the 'Motions' or 'Government Motions' rubric on the Order Paper.
April 26, 1990
Mr. Speaker: On April 3, 1990, the honourable Government House Leader rose to contest the acceptability of certain amendments set out in the Senate message respecting Bill C-21, An Act to amend...
The Speaker ruled that he could not unilaterally declare Senate amendments to a money bill out of order, affirming it is the House of Commons' responsibility to defend its own financial privileges.