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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.
December 3, 2024
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised on November 7 by the member for Cowichan—Malahat—Langford concerning the refusal of a witness to answer questions at a...
The Speaker found a prima facie question of privilege against a witness who refused to testify but recommended committee study due to the difficulty of compelling a foreign national outside of Canada.
May 30, 2024
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on May 1 by the member for Lethbridge, regarding the content of the Debates of April 30. In so doing, I would also like...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege regarding an alleged alteration of Hansard, ruling the editors' actions were reasonable due to noise and the Chair's decision to name the member was justified at the time.
May 8, 2024
The Speaker: I am ready to rule on the question of privilege raised on April 29, 2024, by the member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan concerning cyber-attacks targeting members of Parliament by...
The Speaker found a prima facie question of privilege in a foreign state-backed cyber-attack against MPs, ruling it was an attempt to interfere with their parliamentary duties.
March 10, 2020
The Speaker: I am ready to rule on the questions of privilege raised on February 25 by the member for Fundy Royal and on February 27 by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government...
The Speaker found a prima facie breach of privilege due to the deliberate premature disclosure of a government bill to the media before its introduction in the House.
February 27, 2020
The Speaker: I am ready to rule on a question of privilege raised on February 18, 2020, by the member for Timmins—James Bay concerning the government's response to written Question No. 163. In his...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege alleging the government deliberately misled the House, ruling the issue was a dispute over facts, not a procedural breach.
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.
April 19, 2016
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on April 14, 2016, and again yesterday, by the House Leader of the official opposition concerning the premature...
The Speaker found a prima facie question of privilege regarding the unauthorized media leak of Bill C-14's contents, reaffirming the House's fundamental right of first access to legislative texts.
April 29, 2015
The Speaker: Before we continue with routine proceedings, I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on April 2, by the hon. Member for St. John's East about alleged misleading...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege, ruling that a minister providing inaccurate information did not constitute a breach as there was no evidence of intent to mislead.
March 3, 2014
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on February 25, 2014, by the House Leader of the Official Opposition regarding statements made in the House by the Member...
The Speaker found a prima facie question of privilege after a Member made contradictory statements about witnessing voter fraud, referring the matter to the House for a decision.