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February 2, 2026
[ Table of Contents ] The Speaker : I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on January 28 by the chief government whip concerning voting procedures in the House. Following the...
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June 21, 2023
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the point of order raised on June 20, 2023, by the chief opposition whip concerning the enforcement of the rules of decorum. In her intervention, the whip...
The Speaker upheld an Assistant Deputy Speaker's decision to bar a member from speaking for the day due to persistent heckling, deeming it a proper enforcement of decorum.
June 19, 2023
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on another question of privilege, raised on June 14 by the chief opposition whip concerning the behaviour of the member for Kingston and the Islands. In her...
The Speaker denied a prima facie question of privilege concerning an offensive gesture, ruling the matter was closed when the Deputy Speaker accepted an immediate apology.
May 2, 2022
The Deputy Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the points of order raised on April 28, 2022, by the chief opposition whip and the House leader of the official opposition concerning, respectively,...
The Speaker ruled that a government motion suspending quorum calls was admissible but must be divided into three separate questions for voting.
February 19, 2021
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised on February 16, 2021, by the member for Banff—Airdrie concerning the meeting of the Standing Committee on Health on February...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege concerning a committee suspension, affirming the principle that the Chair cannot intervene in committee matters until a report is tabled in the House.
June 14, 2018
The Deputy Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised earlier today by the hon. member for Edmonton West regarding the form of the appropriation bill to be considered later...
The Deputy Speaker denied a Point of Order challenging an appropriation bill's form, ruling that minor conditional wording additions were permissible as the bill was sufficiently 'based thereon' the Main Estimates, citing Speaker Jerome's precedent.
April 19, 2016
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on April 14, 2016, and again yesterday, by the House Leader of the official opposition concerning the premature...
The Speaker found a prima facie question of privilege regarding the unauthorized media leak of Bill C-14's contents, reaffirming the House's fundamental right of first access to legislative texts.
March 10, 2015
The Speaker: I am now prepared to respond to the point of order raised by the Chief Government Whip on February 19, 2015, regarding decorum during the taking of recorded divisions. I would like to...
The Speaker clarifies that Members must remain seated during recorded divisions but confirms the Chair's discretion to accommodate Members with disabilities.
April 23, 2013
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on March 26 by the Member for Langley regarding the presentation of a Member's statement pursuant to Standing Order 31....
The Speaker ruled that a party removing a Member from a speaking list for an S.O. 31 statement does not constitute a prima facie breach of privilege, while affirming the Speaker's ultimate and indisputable authority to recognize any Member who seeks the floor.
March 2, 2012
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on March 2, 2012, by the Member for Winnipeg Centre regarding the difficulties experienced by certain Members in gaining...
The Speaker ruled that Members being denied access to the parliamentary precinct by security forces constitutes a prima facie question of privilege.