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February 24, 2026
[ Table of Contents ] The Speaker : I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on February 10, 2026, by the member for Saanich—Gulf Islands regarding the similarities between Bill C-2...
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December 10, 2024
The Speaker: Colleagues, I am now ready to rule on a point of order raised by the Leader of the Government in the House on December 3, regarding the handling of certain oral questions. During...
The Speaker rules that questions during Question Period must pertain to government administrative responsibility to maintain its purpose of holding the government, not the opposition, accountable.
December 2, 2024
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on November 21, 2024, by the member for La Prairie regarding the designation of the final four supply days for the period ending...
The Speaker intervenes to designate the final four supply days of the period, overriding pending questions of privilege to ensure the House can vote on appropriations as required by the Standing Orders.
October 8, 2024
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the point of order raised on September 23, 2024, by the member for Mississauga—Erin Mills concerning the alleged violation of Standing Order 116(2) at the...
The Speaker denies a point of order regarding the premature ending of committee debate (SO 116(2)), ruling it a misunderstanding but issuing new guidance to committee chairs.
February 26, 2024
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised February 8, 2024, by the parliamentary secretary to the government House leader concerning the admissibility of amendments made...
The Speaker ruled that committee amendments to Bill C-318 were out of order as they exceeded the bill's scope and infringed on the Crown's financial initiative, rendering them null and void.
February 5, 2024
The Speaker: The Chair wishes to rule on a question of privilege. [English] This is about a question of privilege raised on December 4, 2023, by the member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege regarding committee proceedings, ruling that debate had not been improperly terminated and affirming the principle of non-interference in committee matters without a formal report.
January 30, 2024
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on December 12, 2023, by the House leader of the official opposition, concerning the application of Standing Order 69.1 to Bill...
The Speaker sustained a point of order, ruling that Bill C-59 is an omnibus bill to be divided into nine separate votes because it contains unrelated matters beyond budget implementation.
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.
May 31, 2023
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised yesterday by the member for Durham. I would like to thank the member for having raised this matter. In his intervention,...
The Speaker directs a member's question of privilege on foreign interference to an existing committee study rather than finding a new prima facie case.
February 2, 2023
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on January 31 by the member for Calgary Nose Hill concerning the government's response to written Question No. 974. In her...
The Speaker denied a point of order concerning an incomplete government response, ruling that the Chair cannot evaluate the content or substance of answers to written questions.