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February 15, 2022
The Speaker: Earlier today, questions were raised in the House about the wearing of masks in the chamber. I note that all members are certainly wearing their masks, and I applaud them for that. As...
The Speaker clarifies that while mask-wearing is strongly encouraged, only the House itself can mandate it, and refers the issue to House leaders for discussion.
February 8, 2022
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on February 1, 2022, by the member for Louis-Saint-Laurent concerning the alleged premature disclosure of Bill C-10, an...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege, ruling that a Prime Minister's general comments on a bill before its introduction did not constitute a premature disclosure.
December 16, 2021
The Speaker: The hon. member for Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston brought forward a point of order this morning, and it was a good one. I want to make a statement regarding the length of explanations...
The Speaker clarified that explanations during the introduction of Private Members' Bills must be succinct, lasting between 30 and 60 seconds.
December 9, 2021
The Speaker: Pursuant to the special order adopted by the House on November 25, the House will now use, for the first time in this Parliament, the remote voting application. Accordingly, before...
The Speaker provides instructions for the first-ever use of the new remote electronic voting application in the House of Commons.
December 1, 2021
The Speaker: Order, please. As this is the first hybrid vote of the 44th Parliament, I want to briefly outline the steps that will be followed for this type of vote. Before I read the question, I...
The Speaker outlines the procedural steps for conducting the first hybrid vote of the 44th Parliament.
November 29, 2021
The Speaker: Before proceeding to orders of the day, I would like to remind members that the use of props in the House and committees to illustrate a point or promote positions is contrary to our...
The Speaker issued a statement reminding Members that props, visual displays, and non-neutral masks are out of order in the Chamber.
November 26, 2021
The Deputy Speaker: In light of the special order that was agreed to by the House yesterday, I would like to take the opportunity to share some of the best practices for participating in the...
The Deputy Speaker outlines the technical and procedural best practices for Members participating remotely in hybrid sittings.
June 21, 2021
The Speaker: Mr. Stewart, you are attending at the bar of the House on behalf of the Public Health Agency of Canada for failure to comply with the orders of the Special Committee on Canada–China...
The Speaker formally reprimands the President of the Public Health Agency of Canada at the bar of the House for contempt of Parliament for failing to produce ordered documents.
June 14, 2021
The Speaker: The Chair would like to take a moment to provide some information to the House regarding the management of Private Members' Business. As members know, certain procedural realities...
The Speaker proactively advised the House that Private Member's Bill C-301 may require a royal recommendation and invited members to make arguments.
June 7, 2021
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the multiple points of order raised on Friday regarding the time allocation motion for the committee stage of Bill C-10, an act to amend the Broadcasting Act...
The Speaker ruled that a five-hour time allocation motion for a bill's committee stage is procedurally valid and affirmed the Chair's authority to limit debate on points of order.