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March 6, 1997
The Speaker: Before we proceed to the orders of the day I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised by the honourable member for York South—Weston on Wednesday, February 19, 1997,...
The Speaker ruled that a breach of budget secrecy is a violation of political convention, not parliamentary privilege, and therefore does not constitute a prima facie case.
December 14, 1995
The Speaker: Before we proceed to the consideration of the speech of His Excellency the Governor General of Canada, I wish to address the matter of the designation of the official opposition....
The Speaker ruled that in a mid-parliamentary tie for the second-most seats, the incumbent party retains the status of official opposition.
June 13, 1995
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised by the honourable member for Saint John on May 30, 1995. For providing me with the relevant facts and documents related to...
The Speaker ruled that the unauthorized use of a member's photo in a government report was not a contempt of the House as there was no malicious intent and her duties were not impeded.
April 6, 1995
The Speaker: Colleagues, on March 31, the member for Crowfoot raised a point of order concerning answers given by the Minister of Justice in response to questions posed during question periods on...
The Speaker ruled that a minister's statement of disagreement with a court decision and intent to appeal does not violate the sub judice convention.
February 16, 1995
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on a question of privilege by the honourable member for Okanagan—Similkameen—Merritt, which he raised first on November 2, 1994, and then again on February 8,...
The Speaker ruled that a letter from a member to a minister is a public document and cannot form the basis of a prima facie question of privilege when quoted in the House.
November 23, 1994
The Speaker: I would like to make a statement regarding the point of order raised last week by the honourable member for Winnipeg—Transcona. I would also like at this time to thank the honourable...
The Speaker ruled that he cannot judge the content of an Auditor General's report, as that would be interpreting law, and directed the member to raise concerns at the Public Accounts Committee.
April 9, 1991
The Speaker: On Tuesday, March 26, 1991, when Government Motion No. 30 to amend the Standing Orders was first before the House, the honourable Member for Kamloops rose on a point of order to ask...
The Speaker denied a Point of Order challenging a proposed Standing Order that allowed ministerial routine motions to proceed despite denied unanimous consent unless 25 members objected, asserting that the House must retain the privilege to debate and establish its own rules.
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.
December 19, 1989
The Speaker: On Friday, November 3, the honourable Member from York Centre sought to obtain the unanimous consent of the House in order to raise a question of privilege at the outset of the...
The Speaker ruled that a delay in receiving documents from a Crown corporation was an inconvenience, not a breach of privilege.
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.