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April 5, 2019
The Assistant Deputy Speaker: Order. I want to remind the member again that the motion is in order and that there is some flexibility within this realm of debate. I still have not seen any portion...
The Speaker denied a challenge based on the sub judice convention, affirming the Chair's discretion to allow debate unless it clearly risks undue influence on judicial proceedings.
April 4, 2019
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised during the sitting of March 20, 2019, by the hon. member for New Westminster—Burnaby, concerning the validity of the vote on...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege concerning the validity of a vote, ruling that the responsibility for ensuring eligibility to vote (having heard the question) rests with the individual member, not the Chair.
April 23, 2018
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised earlier today by the hon. member for New Westminster—Burnaby concerning the applicability of Standing Order 69.1to Bill C-74, an...
The Speaker ruled that a budget implementation bill is exempt from omnibus bill rules requiring separate votes as long as its provisions were mentioned in the budget, regardless of their length or detail in the bill.
November 20, 2017
The Speaker: I will ask the member to be patient for a moment while I provide a quick ruling on a point of order raised a bit earlier, and then there will be three minutes remaining in questions...
The Speaker ruled that Standing Order 69.1, allowing for the division of questions on a bill, can only be applied at the second and third reading stages, not on a motion to refer a bill to committee before second reading.
November 7, 2017
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on October 31, 2017 by the hon. opposition House leader concerning the applicability of the new Standing Order 69.1 to Bill...
The Speaker denies a request to divide Bill C-56 under S.O. 69.1, ruling its parts are sufficiently related as they both concern inmate treatment under the Corrections and Conditional Release Act.
April 13, 2017
The Deputy Speaker: I thank the hon. member for Sherwood Park for his point of order. I refer to page 690 of O'Brien and Bosc, under initiating debate, pertaining to emergency debates. It states:...
The Deputy Speaker denied an emergency debate request because the written notice failed to meet the one-hour deadline requirement relative to the current consideration of Routine Proceedings.
December 6, 2016
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on November 23, 2016, by the hon. member for Kingston and the Islands concerning the requirement for a royal recommendation for...
The Speaker ruled that Bill C-243 required a Royal Recommendation because altering the conditions for accessing EI benefits, even without increasing the total cost, infringed upon the financial initiative of the Crown.
October 18, 2016
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on June 6, 2016, by the hon. member for Saanich—Gulf Islands concerning the rights of members from unrecognized parties...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege regarding the rights of non-recognized members to propose amendments at report stage, affirming that committees are masters of their proceedings and that the right to amend legislation was not diminished.