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February 2, 2026
[ Table of Contents ] The Speaker : I also would like to read a second ruling. [ Translation ] In my statement of October 20, 2025, on the management of Private Members’ Business, I expressed...
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October 20, 2025
The Speaker: In advance of the House's consideration of Private Members' Business, the Chair wishes to make a short statement concerning private members' bills and the royal recommendation....
The Speaker makes a statement on the requirement for a royal recommendation for private members' bills, flagging Bill C-222, and reviews debate procedures.
February 1, 2024
The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes): The Chair is now ready to rule on the point of order raised on October 24, 2023, by the parliamentary secretary to the government House Leader...
The Speaker ruled that private member's Bill C-353 requires a royal recommendation because it proposes new public spending.
February 1, 2024
The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes): The Chair is also ready to rule on the point of order raised on October 24, 2023, by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government...
The Speaker ruled that Private Member's Bill C-356 requires a royal recommendation because it infringes on the Crown's financial initiative by creating new charges on the treasury.
February 28, 2022
The Speaker: The House will soon begin Private Members' Business for the first time in this Parliament. I would therefore like to make a brief statement to remind all members about the procedures...
The Speaker issues a statement reminding members that private members' bills requiring new spending need a royal recommendation and identifies two specific bills for review.
April 15, 2021
The Speaker: In my statement of March 22, 2021, regarding Private Members' Business, I expressed my concern about Bill C-265, an act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (illness, injury or...
The Speaker ruled that private member's Bill C-265 requires a royal recommendation because it proposes to increase government spending on Employment Insurance benefits.
April 4, 2019
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on March 19, 2019, by the honourable member for Wellington—Halton Hills, concerning the tabling of the budget 2019 documents by...
The Speaker denied a point of order regarding the premature tabling of budget documents, ruling that while convention was broken, the action adhered to Standing Order 32(2) and was procedurally valid.
October 31, 2017
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on May 12, 2017, by the hon. member for Winnipeg North concerning the possible requirement for a royal recommendation with...
The Speaker issued a split ruling on four Private Members' Bills regarding the Royal Recommendation, requiring it for Bill C-315 (direct spending) but allowing Bills C-343, S-205, and S-229 to proceed due to their conditional spending clauses.
June 9, 2016
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the point of order raised on April 18, 2016 by the hon. member for New Westminster—Burnaby concerning the procedural admissibility of Motion No. 43 standing...
The Speaker denied a Point of Order challenging a private member's motion instructing a committee, ruling that the motion's framing as a special order made it procedurally admissible, but recommended a review by the Procedure and House Affairs Committee.
February 25, 2016
The Speaker: Before proceeding to the orders of the day, I wish to draw the House's attention to Bill C-222, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act ( Canada-Barbados Income Tax Agreement), standing in...
The Speaker ruled Bill C-222 inadmissible and discharged it from the Order Paper because, as a private member's bill eliminating a tax exemption, it violated the financial initiative of the Crown by not being preceded by a Ways and Means motion.