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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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June 20, 2025
The Speaker: The Chair is now prepared to rule on the point of order raised earlier today by the member for Vancouver East regarding the application of Standing Order 69.1 to Bill C-5, an act to...
The Speaker sustained a point of order to divide the third reading vote on Bill C-5, ruling it was an omnibus bill with two unrelated parts as per Standing Order 69.1.
October 29, 2024
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised on October 7, by the member for Thornhill concerning public access to Parliament Hill. In her intervention, the member for...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege regarding public access to Parliament Hill, ruling that no MP was actually impeded and members' privilege of access is not transferable to the public.
September 26, 2024
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the points of order raised on September 18 by the member for Saanich—Gulf Islands and September 19 by the member for New Westminster─Burnaby concerning...
The Speaker rules that the Leader of the Opposition's personal remarks were unparliamentary and must be withdrawn to maintain decorum in the House.
April 11, 2024
The Speaker: Given the large number of report stage motions for Bill C-50, the Canadian sustainable jobs act, the Chair would like to explain some of the principles applied in the selection and...
The Speaker explains the decision to not select numerous repetitive report stage amendments for Bill C-50 based on procedural rules and precedent.
February 29, 2024
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the point of order raised on January 31 by the member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan and the question of privilege raised on February 9 by the member...
The Speaker rules that the Chair cannot assess the content of government responses to written questions, thereby denying a point of order and a question of privilege on the matter.
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.
December 12, 2023
The Speaker: I am now ready to provide the House with an explanatory ruling on the admissibility of Ways and Means Motion No. 19. On November 29, 2023, I ruled that the order for consideration of...
The Speaker ruled that a government Ways and Means motion could proceed despite similarities to two private members' bills because its much broader scope meant it was not the 'same question'.
October 25, 2022
The Speaker: Following the presentation earlier today of the fifth report of the Standing Committee on Health on Bill C-31, an act respecting cost of living relief measures related to dental care...
The Speaker declared two committee amendments to Bill C-31 null and void because they infringed on the financial initiative of the Crown by increasing public spending without a royal recommendation.
June 15, 2021
The Speaker: I would like to thank the member for Banff—Airdrie for his point of order raised yesterday regarding the admissibility of amendments made to clauses 8 to 47 of Bill C-10, an act to...
The Speaker ruled that a committee exceeded its authority under a time allocation order by voting on amendments after the deadline, rendering them null and void.