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February 3, 2011
The Speaker: The Chair is now prepared to rule on the point of order raised by the hon. Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons on November 2, 2010,...
The Speaker ruled that Bill C-507 requires a royal recommendation because it alters the conditions of financial appropriations, infringing on the financial initiative of the Crown.
April 1, 2010
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on March 24, 2010, by the hon. Member for Joliette, concerning comments made on the social networking site Twitter by the hon....
The Speaker ruled that while he cannot police Members' social media use outside the Chamber, commenting on the presence or absence of other Members online is improper and should be avoided.
December 3, 2009
The Speaker: With respect to the point of order that was raised, it has been suggested that the motion that I just read is out of order because it is not in conformity with the practices of the...
The Speaker ruled that a motion to change House rules for a specific bill is in order, as the House is the master of its own procedure.
May 27, 2009
The Speaker: The Chair has heard enough. I must point out that there is virtually nothing in the rules about the content of Question Period. For example, there is nothing requiring each question...
The Speaker ruled that the order of questions during Question Period is determined by inter-party agreement among House Leaders, not by the Chair.
June 17, 2008
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised by the hon. Member for Scarborough–Rouge River on May 26, 2008, regarding the report of the Conflict of Interest and...
The Speaker found a prima facie question of privilege where an Ethics Commissioner's interpretation of the Conflict of Interest Code could allow a Member's freedom of speech to be restricted by the filing of a libel suit.
May 29, 2008
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised by the hon. Member for Scarborough–Agincourt and the hon. Member for Trinity–Spadina on May 15, 2008, concerning the...
The Speaker ruled that government advertisements for a bill still before Parliament did not constitute a contempt as they did not presume the bill's passage.
March 14, 2008
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised by the hon. Member for Mississauga South on March 3, 2008, concerning the proceedings in the Standing Committee on Access to...
The Speaker deferred ruling on a committee's alleged mandate overreach, instead issuing a stern warning about widespread procedural dysfunction in committees during a minority parliament.
March 29, 2007
The Speaker: I am now ready to give a ruling that everybody has been waiting a week for on the point of order raised on Wednesday, March 21, 2007 by the hon. Government House Leader alleging the...
The Speaker ruled an opposition supply day motion out of order for attempting to force the passage of multiple government bills, affirming this usurps the government's prerogative to control the legislative agenda.
March 22, 2007
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on March 1, 2007 by the hon. Member for Edmonton–Leduc in which he requested clarification of the rules applicable to the...
The Speaker rules that committees are permitted to sit during recorded divisions in the House but suggests the Procedure and House Affairs Committee study the issue.
February 23, 2007
The Speaker: The Chair has heard the very able arguments put forward by the hon. Member for Windsor–Tecumseh in respect of this motion and I must say that I greet his arguments with some...
The Speaker ruled that a motion to suspend Standing Orders is procedurally admissible, as the House has the inherent power to control its own rules by a majority vote.