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October 19, 2023
The Speaker: The Chair would also like to make a statement on the management of Private Members' Business. The consideration of legislative measures involves certain procedural issues of a...
The Speaker issued a statement identifying two Private Members' Bills, C-353 and C-356, that may require a royal recommendation and invited members to make arguments.
October 18, 2023
The Speaker: As promised before the constituency week, the Chair would like to make a statement on order and decorum in the House. In a very simple way, order and decorum are signs of respect for...
The Speaker issues a statement calling for improved decorum and mutual respect among members, warning that bad behaviour dishonours Canadian democracy.
October 27, 2022
The Speaker: I would like to return to the point of order raised on October 25, 2022, by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons regarding the oath of...
The Speaker rules that the Chair cannot judge the sincerity of a member's oath of allegiance, as that is a matter for the House itself to consider.
February 28, 2022
The Speaker: The House will soon begin Private Members' Business for the first time in this Parliament. I would therefore like to make a brief statement to remind all members about the procedures...
The Speaker issues a statement reminding members that private members' bills requiring new spending need a royal recommendation and identifies two specific bills for review.
April 11, 2019
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on April 9, 2019, by the hon. member for Markham—Stouffville concerning an alleged violation of section 49.8 of the...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege regarding alleged violations of the Parliament of Canada Act concerning caucus rules, confirming the Chair has no authority to interpret or enforce statutes related to internal caucus operations.
October 31, 2017
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on May 12, 2017, by the hon. member for Winnipeg North concerning the possible requirement for a royal recommendation with...
The Speaker issued a split ruling on four Private Members' Bills regarding the Royal Recommendation, requiring it for Bill C-315 (direct spending) but allowing Bills C-343, S-205, and S-229 to proceed due to their conditional spending clauses.
May 17, 2016
The Speaker: There are 16 motions in amendment standing on the Notice Paper for the report stage of Bill C-14. Motion No. 5, submitted by the hon. member for Victoria, and Motion No. 10, submitted...
The Speaker used the 'exceptional significance' clause of Standing Order 76.1(5) to select several amendments previously defeated in committee for debate at the Report Stage of the highly sensitive Bill C-14.
November 4, 2014
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised yesterday by the House Leader of the Official Opposition as well as the hon. Leader of the Government in the House of...
The Speaker ruled that a Member's conviction under the Canada Elections Act raised a prima facie question of privilege regarding the House's exclusive right to determine its membership.
October 2, 2014
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on June 5 by the hon. Member for Avalon, and again today by the hon. Member for Beauséjour, regarding the right of the...
The Speaker ruled a prima facie question of privilege existed regarding Members' right to sit and vote during a dispute over their election returns, referring the procedural gap to a committee for study.
March 3, 2014
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on February 6, 2014, by the Member for Sherbrooke regarding a technical briefing offered by the Minister of State in...
The Speaker ruled that inadequate interpretation at a government technical briefing is not a breach of privilege as the event is not a formal parliamentary proceeding.