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October 20, 2005
The Speaker: I thank the hon. House Leader for the Opposition and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government for their interventions on this matter. I was going to say something...
The Speaker clarifies that Members may discuss matters where an opinion is sought from the Ethics Commissioner, provided questions are directed at ministerial responsibility and language remains parliamentary.
October 6, 2005
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on Monday, September 26 by the hon. Member for Calgary East concerning the work of the Ethics Commissioner. I would like...
The Speaker found a prima facie question of privilege concerning the Ethics Commissioner's conduct under the new Conflict of Interest Code, referring the matter to a committee for review.
May 19, 2005
The Speaker: I thank all hon. Members for their interventions on this point. The Chair very much appreciates support for the Standing Orders which the Chair is bound to enforce in the House....
The Speaker rules that questions to committee chairs must concern committee business, but the Chair will not enforce relevance on the answers provided.
May 5, 2005
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on May 2 by the hon. Leader of the Government in the House of Commons regarding the admissibility of the amendment to the motion...
The Speaker ruled that an opposition amendment to a finance committee report, instructing it to recommend the government's resignation, was procedurally in order.
May 4, 2005
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on Wednesday, April 13, 2005 by the hon. Member for Edmonton–Sherwood Park concerning the tabling of a document during Question...
The Speaker ruled that parliamentary practice has evolved to allow Ministers to table documents at any time during a sitting, including during Question Period.
December 14, 2004
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The Speaker denied a point of order, ruling that a bill can be introduced even if it is identical to one passed in a previous parliamentary session.
March 25, 2004
The Speaker: I am also prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised by the hon. Members for Haliburton–Victoria–Brock and Scarborough–Rouge River on March 11, concerning the recording,...
The Speaker finds a prima facie breach of privilege in the media's publication of a secretly recorded confidential caucus meeting.
November 12, 2003
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the questions of privilege raised by the hon. Government House Leader on May 12, 2003, and on May 16, 2003, arising from a decision of the British...
The Speaker ruled that courts cannot compel Members of Parliament to testify, affirming that Parliament alone defines the scope of its own privileges.
March 20, 2003
The Speaker: Before we go to Orders of the Day, I wish to indicate that I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised by the hon. Member for St. Albert on February 27, 2003,...
The Speaker ruled that the premature release of supplementary information related to already-tabled Main Estimates is not a breach of privilege.
March 18, 2003
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised by the hon. Member for St. John's West on February 26, 2003, concerning a change in the budgetary policy of the Government. I...
The Speaker ruled that a government policy change announced outside the House does not procedurally invalidate the ongoing budget debate or require the tabling of revised documents.