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December 9, 1987
Mr. Speaker: On Wednesday, November 25, 1987, the honourable Member for Broadview-Greenwood raised in the House the manner in which her Private Members' Bill C-204 is being dealt with in the...
The Speaker ruled that allegations of obstruction within a committee are not a question of privilege and must be addressed by the committee itself before being brought to the House.
December 9, 1987
Mr. Speaker: On Wednesday, November 25, 1987, the honourable Member for Burnaby raised serious matters in the House which he believed were tantamount to contempt of the Standing Committee on...
The Speaker ruled that allegations of witness intimidation at a committee must be addressed by the committee itself before being raised as a question of privilege in the House.
December 1, 1987
The Speaker: It seems to the Chair that the Bill which was introduced has, at least in principle, support on both sides of the Chamber. Unless any honourable Member feels a terribly burning urge...
The Speaker clarifies that Standing Order 107(2) allows for a 'succinct explanation' during the introduction of a bill and reminds Ministers to provide information to critics promptly.
November 18, 1987
On October 30, 1987: Mr. Speaker: Yesterday the honourable Member for Skeena took a position with the Chair that he would not withdraw remarks which are clearly unparliamentary, the kind of...
A Prime Minister's statement accusing opposition parties of being against regional interests was ruled not unparliamentary because it targeted parties generically, not individual members.
November 18, 1987
Mr. Speaker: I have another ruling with respect to a matter raised on October 13 by the honourable Member for Nickel Belt, who raised a question of privilege alleging improper restrictions on the...
The Speaker ruled that a committee motion restricting members' access to researchers did not constitute a prima facie question of privilege because committees are masters of their own procedure.
November 17, 1987
The Speaker: I bring to the attention of honourable Members that I am now ready to give my ruling on a matter raised by the honourable Member for York South—Weston on Monday, October 26. I wish to...
The Speaker ruled that the punishment of an inmate after contacting a Member's office is not a breach of privilege as this protection does not extend to a Member's staff or their work outside the Chamber.
November 4, 1987
The Speaker: I shall deal first with the question of privilege of the honourable Member for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell who rose on September 22, 1987. The issue he raised concerned what he alleged...
The Speaker ruled that the use of the word 'parliamentary' by a private news service is not a breach of privilege as it accurately describes the service's focus on news relating to Parliament.
October 13, 1987
The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Champagne):... The Honourable Minister has now put the point in a very succinct fashion by stating that they are notes which were prepared for him in order to address the...
A ruling clarifying that a Minister's personal notes are not considered 'state papers' and therefore do not need to be tabled when quoted in the House.
October 6, 1987
The Speaker: It might be helpful, especially to the public which is listening and watching, if I commented on the intervention of the honourable Member for Ottawa—Vanier, which I think was quite...
The Speaker explains that while the government can change the daily schedule, this is difficult for Members who have significant work obligations in committees and for constituents outside the Chamber.
September 29, 1987
The Speaker: Honourable Members will recall that several months ago, there was some discussion about altering the form of Routine Proceedings by eliminating the necessity under Motions and Bills...
The Speaker implements a new, more efficient procedure for Routine Proceedings by no longer reading the entire list of names from the Order Paper for motions and bills.