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May 24, 1988
The Speaker: First, I want to make it clear to honourable Members exactly what has occurred here. The Honourable Minister of State (Mr. Doug Lewis) has pointed out that there was a vote on...
The Speaker ruled against reviving an archaic practice from Bourinot that would allow debate on the formal motion to set a date for a bill's second reading, upholding the modern practice described in Beauchesne.
May 26, 1987
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised by the honourable Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs on Thursday, May 21. I have studied quite carefully the...
The Speaker ruled that a question implying a conflict of interest did not constitute a prima facie breach of privilege but cautioned Members against naming private citizens.
May 14, 1987
Mr. Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised by the honourable Member for Selkirk—Interlake on April 28 and May 5, as well as the question of privilege raised by the...
The Speaker finds a prima facie question of privilege against a Member for disclosing a recorded vote from an in camera committee meeting, affirming that all such proceedings are confidential.
April 14, 1987
The Speaker: I indicated to the House yesterday that I would be prepared to rule at eleven o'clock this morning on the matter which was raised yesterday by the honourable Parliamentary Secretary...
The Speaker allows a government superseding motion to break a procedural deadlock during Routine Proceedings, exercising discretion to override a recent precedent due to excessive obstructionist tactics.
January 26, 1987
The Speaker: Before I call Orders of the Day, I have a ruling to make arising out of the debate which occurred on Friday, January 23, 1987. The honourable Member for Windsor West rose on a point...
The Speaker ruled that a blank space and incorrect date in a bill were correctable clerical errors, not fatal flaws, and ordered the Clerk to alter the bill.
May 9, 1986
Precedence and Sequence of Business / Private Members’ Business April 25 and May 9, 1986 Debates pp. 12673, 13146-7 Background On April 24, 1986, the House took up consideration of Private...
A ruling concerning Private Members' Business from April 25 and May 9, 1986, for which the text was not provided.
October 28, 1985
The report that brought in the proposal for questions and comments makes it clear that the intention of the ten-minute period is to allow a back and forth exchange between the person who made the...
This ruling clarifies that the questions and comments period cannot proceed after an adjournment if the original speaker is absent, as its purpose is direct exchange.
October 17, 1983
The practice of the House is that if someone else but the one who has given notice of such a motion moves a motion, he must obtain the unanimous consent of the House. Furthermore, the authorities...
A ruling clarifying that a potentially debatable motion for concurrence must be moved by the Member who gave notice, not another, without unanimous consent.
March 22, 1977
A supply item ought not to be used to obtain authority which is the proper subject of legislation. There is need for a more appropriate procedure to consider this matter; one which will permit an...
The Chair ruled that supply items cannot be used for matters requiring legislation, but allowed the specific items in question to stand without setting a precedent.
September 4, 1973
There is no doubt that Members should not be placed in a position where, in their absence from their offices, representatives of the police without any authority could enter the offices and...
In a landmark 1973 ruling, the Speaker established that unauthorized police entry into an MP's office constitutes a prima facie breach of parliamentary privilege.