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November 20, 2025
[ Table of Contents ] The Speaker : I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised on November 5 by the member for Joliette—Manawan concerning budget documents distributed to members....
The Speaker ruled that different versions of a budget document do not constitute a breach of privilege as long as the official version is properly tabled in the House.
June 19, 2025
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the questions of privilege raised on June 11 by the member for Mirabel and on June 13 by the member for Lakeland concerning allegedly misleading statements...
The Speaker ruled that allegations of misleading statements in Committee of the Whole must be raised in that committee first and require evidence of deliberate intent, which was not present.
May 2, 2024
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on April 10, 2024, by the member for St. Albert—Edmonton concerning allegedly misleading statements made by the Minister...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege alleging the Minister of National Defence misled the House, ruling it a dispute over facts rather than a proven case of deliberate deception.
February 15, 2024
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised on February 6 by the House leader of the official opposition concerning allegedly misleading statements made by the Prime...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege against the Prime Minister, ruling there was insufficient evidence to prove he deliberately misled the House regarding the Yaroslav Hunka invitation.
December 13, 2023
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on December 1, 2023, by the member for Saint-Hyacinthe─Bagot regarding allegedly misleading information shared by the...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege, finding no evidence that ministers deliberately misled the House regarding a procurement contract.
October 23, 2023
The Speaker: I am now, colleagues, ready to rule on the point of order raised on October 20 by the member for Calgary Shepard concerning an alleged use of unparliamentary language by the member...
The Speaker ruled that calling a member's statement 'false' is not unparliamentary unless it imputes a deliberate intent to mislead.
October 27, 2022
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised on October 21, 2022, by the House leader of the official opposition concerning allegedly misleading statements made by the...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege alleging a minister misled the House, ruling the matter was a dispute over facts and did not meet the required threshold for a prima facie finding.
May 25, 2021
The Speaker: I would like to make a statement concerning an expression used recently during Oral Questions, which has become the subject of multiple points of order. As members know, points of...
The Speaker ruled that accusing a party of 'deliberately misleading Canadians' is not unparliamentary, unlike when aimed at an individual, but cautioned against such inflammatory language.
May 11, 2021
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on April 28, 2021 by the member for Portage—Lisgar concerning allegedly misleading statements made by the Prime Minister....
The Speaker denied a prima facie question of privilege, ruling that the Prime Minister's statements were not inherently contradictory and it is not the Chair's role to interpret conflicting committee testimony.
October 1, 2020
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on September 24, 2020, by the member for Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes concerning the government's...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege, affirming the Chair cannot rule on the factual accuracy of a government's response to a written question.