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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.
November 7, 1989
Mr. Speaker: The Chair would ask the indulgence of the House to render a decision on the matter raised yesterday by the honourable Member for York Centre relating to the Sub Judice convention. I...
The Speaker denied a request to ask questions about a matter before the courts, ruling that the sub judice convention applied because the issue was part of an active defense motion in a criminal trial.
October 10, 1989
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege which was raised on September 25 by the right honourable Leader of the Opposition concerning the government advertisements which...
The Speaker ruled that a government advertisement for the GST was not a prima facie contempt of Parliament but strongly warned against repeating such actions.
April 27, 1989
Mr. Speaker: On April 19, 1989, an Order was made by this House. It was a unanimous order as a consequence of discussions as so often happens here between Leaders of all three Parties. That...
The Speaker ruled that a formal House Order made by unanimous consent is binding and cannot be unilaterally set aside by the Chair, even if the parties who gave consent later attempt to withdraw it due to a budget leak.
June 30, 1987
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised on Friday, June 19, by the honourable Member for Saint-Jacques. The basis of the honourable Member's complaint is his...
The Speaker ruled that a White Paper accompanied by a Ways and Means motion is not necessarily a Budget and found no prima facie breach of privilege for misleading the House.
May 23, 1985
Precedence and Sequence of Business / Superseding Motion May 23, 1985 Debates p. 4984 Background On May 13, 1985, the House passed a special order for consideration of a Ways and Means motion for...
The Speaker ruled that a motion to adjourn is inadmissible during a Budget presentation when a special order of the House is in effect.
April 26, 1983
Various precedents indicate that charges of this kind cannot be made by way of a question of privilege, but only on a substantive motion making clear and specific accusations. While there may have...
Speaker rules that serious accusations must be made via a substantive motion, not a question of privilege, and finds no procedural error in the tabling of budget documents.
April 20, 1983
Since the matter undoubtedly concerns the administrative responsibilities of the Government, it could be discussed in the course of the debate on the Budget, which is to commence today. Moreover,...
The Speaker denied a request for an emergency debate on a minister's alleged breach of oath, deeming it not urgent and addressable via other means.
April 19, 1983
According to the practice whereby the Minister of Finance presents his budget in the House before declaring it in any other public forum, budget secrecy is a political convention which does not...
This ruling establishes that budget secrecy is a political convention, not a matter of privilege, and any accusation of its breach requires a substantive motion.
January 26, 1982
Amendments and Subamendments to Motions / Relevance January 26, 1982 Debates p. 14342 Background During consideration of a non-confidence motion moved by Mr. Clark (Leader of the Opposition)...
The Speaker ruled a subamendment out of order for being beyond the scope of the main amendment.