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November 25, 2025
[ Table of Contents ] The Speaker : I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on November 17 by the member for Edmonton West regarding information the Parliamentary Budget...
The Speaker ruled that a government delay in providing information to the Parliamentary Budget Officer is a matter for the House to resolve, not a prima facie question of privilege.
November 20, 2025
[ Table of Contents ] The Speaker : I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised on November 5 by the member for Joliette—Manawan concerning budget documents distributed to members....
The Speaker ruled that different versions of a budget document do not constitute a breach of privilege as long as the official version is properly tabled in the House.
March 20, 2018
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on February 26 by the hon. member for Abbotsford concerning briefings held by the Minister of Environment and Climate...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege concerning a minister briefing media before MPs on Bill C-69, ruling that while the action was disrespectful, it did not constitute contempt because it did not impede the House's ability to perform its functions.
April 11, 2017
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on April 7, 2017, by the hon. member for Perth—Wellington, in which he asks that the matter of privilege under debate on...
The Speaker established a precedent allowing a question of privilege superseded by a motion to proceed to orders of the day to be revived by finding a new prima facie case, ensuring the protection of members' rights.
March 27, 2013
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on March 6, 2013 by the Member for Winnipeg Centre regarding the Minister of Justice's statutory obligation to examine...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege regarding the Minister of Justice's statutory duties, ruling that the Chair cannot interpret legal obligations as that is a matter for the courts.
March 25, 2011
The Speaker: Order, please. I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on March 10, 2011, by the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development concerning an alleged sit-in...
The Speaker ruled that an uninvited visit by a Member and delegation to a Minister's office was improper but did not meet the high threshold for a prima facie question of privilege.
March 5, 2010
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on March 18, 2010, by the hon. Member for Scarborough–Rouge River, the hon. Member for St. John's East and the hon....
Speaker rules the government's refusal to provide uncensored documents on Afghan detainees as ordered by the House is a prima facie question of privilege, affirming Parliament's absolute power to demand information.
October 19, 2006
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on October 3, 2006, by the hon. Member for Windsor–Tecumseh concerning funding cuts to the Law Commission of Canada. I...
The Speaker ruled that the government's defunding of the Law Commission of Canada was an exercise of its executive financial prerogative and not a breach of parliamentary privilege.
February 12, 2003
The Speaker: Order, please. I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on January 29, 2003, by the hon. Member for Saskatoon–Humboldt concerning undue interference by senior...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege regarding public service interference with a Member's private email survey, ruling that parliamentary privilege only applies to activities conducted within formal House proceedings.
November 27, 2002
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised by the hon. Member for Acadie–Bathurst on behalf of the hon. Member for Windsor–St. Clair concerning events in the...
The Speaker declined to intervene in a committee's proceedings, affirming that committees are masters of their own affairs, even though the use of the 'previous question' in committee is out of order.