September 8, 1992
Hon. John Fraser
Recall of the House; rescinding recall; prerogative of the Speaker
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September 8, 1992
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June 22, 1992
Mr. Speaker: The honourable Member for Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte some days ago, also the honourable Member for Nanaimo-Cowichan (Mr. David Stupich), and subsequently 40 other Members have...
The Speaker granted an emergency debate on the northern cod fishery but adjusted the start time to 10 p.m. to resolve conflicts with existing House orders on extended sitting hours and time allocation.
June 11, 1992
The Speaker: Before proceeding to the daily routine of business, I want to give my ruling on a matter raised by the honourable Member for Calgary Northeast a few days ago. As all honourable...
The Speaker ruled that broken pairing agreements are private matters beyond the intervention of the Chair or the House because current Standing Orders provide no mechanism for penalty or correction.
June 4, 1992
Mr. Speaker: Perhaps I can assist the House. I have listened very carefully to interventions from both colleagues who have been in this place a long time. First of all, I have ruled that the...
The Speaker rules the word 'traitor' is unparliamentary and compels the offending Member to withdraw the remark under threat of discipline.
April 28, 1992
The Speaker: This morning the Chair heard from the honourable Member for Mackenzie on the admissibility of certain amendments made in committee on Bill C-54, An Act to amend the Farm Products...
The Speaker sustained a Point of Order, ruling that three amendments adopted by the Standing Committee on Agriculture to Bill C-54 were inadmissible because they exceeded the scope of the bill and attempted to amend sections of the parent act not under consideration.
April 1, 1992
The Acting Speaker (Mr. DeBlois): Before giving the floor back to the honourable Member for Nickel Belt, the Chair has had some time to think over the point of order raised by the honourable...
The Speaker ruled a Private Member's motion in order despite overlap with a bill referred to committee, prioritizing the Member's right to present a non-votable motion that differed in scope.
April 1, 1992
The Speaker: On Monday, March 30, 1992, the honourable Member for Cape Breton—East Richmond rose on a point of order relating to the omnibus nature of Bill C-63, An Act to dissolve or terminate...
The Speaker denied a Point of Order challenging the procedural admissibility of an omnibus bill (Bill C-63) on the grounds that established Canadian parliamentary practice permits such bills, and the Chair lacks authority to order their division.
March 19, 1992
The Acting Speaker (Mr. DeBlois): The Chair was of course careful to check this technical aspect. The first speaker was for the Government and is deemed to have spoken, even if he did not actually...
The Speaker ruled that the mover of a motion is automatically deemed to have spoken, establishing the subsequent Member as the third speaker with a 20-minute time limit.
February 26, 1992
Mr. Speaker: [...] I am fully aware of the implications of this particular situation. Some honourable Members have said they had no knowledge this was coming before the House. I hope all...
The Speaker denied intervention in a committee matter, establishing that the Chair only intervenes if the issue is so egregious as to constitute contempt or a breach of privilege, which this case was not.
February 12, 1992
The Speaker: I promised yesterday that I would return with respect to a question which was put by the honourable Member for Ottawa—Vanier yesterday, a question on a subject that is of course very...
The Speaker ruled that a question demanding the Prime Minister instruct a government appointee to retract comments was out of order for being argumentative and outside the scope of government administrative competence.