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May 7, 1986
The Standing Orders specify only that a Minister of the Crown, or a Parliamentary Secretary speaking on behalf of a Minister, may speak in reply to questions during the Adjournment Proceedings....
The Speaker ruled that questions cannot be directed to committee chairs during Adjournment Proceedings as the Standing Orders only permit questions to Ministers or Parliamentary Secretaries.
April 21, 1986
Amendments to Motions on the Progress of Bills / Third Reading April 21, 1986 Debates p. 12500 Background During debate on the motion that Bill C-62 (Employment Equity Act) be read a third time...
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April 21, 1986
It would be difficult for the Chair to rule on the quality of Government responses to committee reports in the same way that it is difficult to rule on the quality of questions or answers during...
The Speaker ruled that the Chair cannot judge the substantive quality of a government's response to a committee report, only its procedural correctness.
April 11, 1986
The Chair must consider the likelihood of the matter in question being brought before the House by other means. In this case the plight of western farmers will be addressed in the report of the...
The Speaker denied an application for an emergency debate on the plight of western farmers because a committee report on the topic was imminent.
January 27, 1986
The Speaker reminded the House of the guidelines established in 1977 by a committee of the House. The committee stated that a Member calling for the suppression of a matter because it is sub...
The Speaker clarifies that invoking the sub judice convention requires a Member to demonstrate a real risk of prejudice before the Chair will intervene.
January 15, 1986
According to practice and the rules, the granting of supplementary questions is completely within the discretion of the Chair. As to whether more questions or supplementaries should be granted to...
The Speaker ruled that changing the practice for allocating supplementary questions requires a decision by the House, not a unilateral change by the Chair.
September 9, 1985
The Standing Orders direct the Chair to consider the probability of the subject matter of the proposed debate being brought before the House by other means. Since the matter is now being examined...
The Speaker denied an emergency debate request because the topic was already being studied by a committee.
March 15, 1985
Rules of Debate - Order and Decorum / Question-and-comment Period March 15, 1985 Debates p. 3062 Background During the question-and-comment period following a speech by Mr. Waddell...
The Speaker addresses a point of order about a member monopolizing debate by reminding them of the rules of relevance and repetition.
November 20, 1984
In Canadian and British precedent there is no clear answer to the admissibility of a petition signed by both Canadian citizens and non-Canadians not resident in Canada. In October 1983 a petition...
The Speaker allowed a petition signed by both Canadians and foreigners to be received by unanimous consent, referring the general procedural issue to a committee.