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April 9, 2019
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised on March 19, 2019, by the hon. member for Milton, concerning an alleged leak of proceedings at the Standing Committee on...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege concerning the alleged leak of an in camera committee motion, ruling that the Chair cannot intervene unless the committee itself reports the breach.
April 5, 2019
The Assistant Deputy Speaker: Order. I want to remind the member again that the motion is in order and that there is some flexibility within this realm of debate. I still have not seen any portion...
The Speaker denied a challenge based on the sub judice convention, affirming the Chair's discretion to allow debate unless it clearly risks undue influence on judicial proceedings.
April 4, 2019
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on March 19, 2019, by the honourable member for Wellington—Halton Hills, concerning the tabling of the budget 2019 documents by...
The Speaker denied a point of order regarding the premature tabling of budget documents, ruling that while convention was broken, the action adhered to Standing Order 32(2) and was procedurally valid.
April 1, 2019
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the point of order raised on February 28, 2019, by the hon. member for Calgary Nose Hill concerning events that occurred at meetings of the Standing...
The Speaker denied a point of order concerning a committee chair's adjournment due to lack of quorum, ruling that Standing Order 116(2) was not violated because the debate was not permanently terminated.
February 19, 2019
The Speaker:... I am now ready to rule on the issue raised on February 6, 2019, by the member for Hull—Aylmer regarding an incident of racial profiling that recently occurred within the...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege regarding racial profiling of visitors in the parliamentary precinct, but acknowledged the gravity of the incident and reported on the official apology and investigation by the Parliamentary Protective Service.
December 7, 2018
The Assistant Deputy Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order concerning the admissibility of Motion No. 17 to amend Bill C-83, an act to amend the Corrections and Conditional...
The Speaker ordered the correction and republication of the French version of an amendment (Motion No. 17) after a point of order revealed discrepancies between the official language texts.
November 20, 2018
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on November 1, 2018, by the hon. member for Windsor West concerning the use of alcohol and other substances within the...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege regarding alcohol use in the precinct, ruling that such administrative matters fall under the authority of the Board of Internal Economy, not the Speaker.
November 8, 2018
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on October 29, 2018, by the hon. member for Haldimand—Norfolk concerning the right of all Canadians to petition Parliament. I...
The Speaker ruled on a point of order regarding petition size restrictions, noting that the House subsequently amended Standing Order 36(1.1)(c) to accommodate larger paper for accessibility purposes.
November 6, 2018
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on October 31, 2018, by the hon. member for Perth—Wellington, concerning the meeting of the Canadian NATO Parliamentary...
The Speaker denied a Point of Order seeking intervention in a disputed election within the Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association, clarifying that parliamentary associations are not creatures of the House and their internal governance falls under the Joint Interparliamentary Council.
November 2, 2018
The Assistant Deputy Speaker: I thank the hon. Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship for his explanation and apology regarding the circumstances of his tabling the document entitled...
The Speaker accepted the Minister of Immigration's apology for releasing a report to the media before tabling it in the House, closing the Question of Privilege while cautioning the government on future disclosures.