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March 22, 2002
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised by the hon. Member for Ottawa–Vanier on March 18, 2002, concerning the selection of votable items by the Standing...
The Speaker ruled that a committee's decision not to select a Private Member's Bill as votable is a procedural matter delegated by the House and not a question of privilege.
March 18, 2002
The Speaker: I thank the hon. Member for Pictou–Antigonish–Guysborough for his submissions both today and on Friday on this matter. I note that he raised the matter of Friday and then suggested at...
The Speaker denied a request for an emergency debate on a local fisheries issue, ruling it did not meet the required threshold of national importance.
February 1, 2002
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised by the hon. Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister on February 28, [2002] [7], concerning communications issued on...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege regarding Members' comments outside the House but cautioned against intemperate language and unreviewed dissenting opinions in committee reports.
September 18, 2001
The Speaker: Order, please. I would now like to deal with the point of order raised on June 12, 2001, by the hon. Member for Pictou–Antigonish–Guysborough relating to the use of the provisions of...
The Speaker rules that Standing Order 56.1 is intended for routine procedural motions only and its expanded use by the government to pass substantive legislation or predetermine votes is improper and will not be considered a precedent.
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 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 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.
September 25, 2000
The Deputy Speaker: The Chair has given a ruling in respect of the admissibility of the amendments. Of the 3,100 or so that were submitted, I am told 156 have been rejected as not in order and...
The Speaker denied a point of order requesting the Chair to rule a large number of amendments inadmissible, affirming that the Chair is bound by precedent and procedural changes must come from committee.