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February 6, 2003
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on January 27 by the hon. Government House Leader concerning written questions and the difficulties experienced by the...
The Speaker ruled that the Chair cannot judge the merits of complex written questions, only their form, and the government must either answer them or state why it cannot.
October 31, 2001
The Speaker: The Chair appreciates the interventions of all hon. Members who have had something to say on this important issue. It is not the first time that Members in the House have criticized...
The Speaker ruled that the government can proceed with a bill even if committee transcripts are not yet available, as the Chair cannot intervene in the scheduling of government business.
October 18, 2001
The Speaker: The Chair had the advantage of having a brief opportunity to consider this matter because the hon. Member did give me notice of his intention to raise this point of order before the...
The Speaker sustained a point of order, confirming that unanimous consent is the proper procedure for Members to record a vote after their row has been called.
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 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.
April 3, 2000
The Acting Speaker: Before resuming debate I want to come to the points of order raised earlier today concerning the admissibility of Motions Nos. 3 and 4 on the Notice Paper which were selected...
The Speaker ruled that two report stage motions, previously defeated in committee, were admissible for debate due to their exceptional significance.
March 13, 2000
The Speaker: The deputy House leader of the Bloc Québécois raised a question of privilege on March 1, 2000, relating to the rejection of two motions in amendment to Bill C‐20, An Act to give...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege concerning the confidentiality of draft amendments, clarifying that legislative counsel and clerks form a single confidential team and no breach occurred.
December 6, 1999
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on a point of order raised by the House Leader for the Official Opposition on Thursday, December 2, 1999, concerning the acceptability of report stage motions...
The Speaker allowed report stage motions to append the Nisga'a Final Agreement to Bill C-9, despite procedural arguments that they were unnecessary, provided the motions were corrected to reference the official Sessional Papers.
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.