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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.
June 19, 2018
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on May 29, 2018 by the hon. member for Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner concerning documents published on the website of the...
The Speaker found a prima facie case of contempt against the RCMP for publishing Bill C-71 information as enacted law, stressing that the Public Service must respect Parliament's legislative authority.
January 30, 2018
The Speaker: On December 5, 2017, the hon. member for Calgary Rocky Ridge raised a question of privilege concerning allegedly misleading statements made by the Minister of National Revenue. I...
The Speaker denied a prima facie question of privilege alleging a minister deliberately misled the House, ruling that the high threshold for proving intent was not met and the Chair cannot assess the veracity of statements based on external documents.
September 27, 2016
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on September 19, 2016, by the member for Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola regarding the government's responses to...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege alleging Ministers misled the House through incomplete written answers, reaffirming that the Chair cannot adjudicate the accuracy of government responses based on external evidence like media reports.
May 5, 2016
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on April 22, 2016, by the hon. member for Montcalm regarding alleged misleading statements made in the House by the...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege alleging the Minister of Transport misled the House on Bill C-10 facts, reaffirming that the Chair cannot intervene unless deliberate intent to mislead is proven, classifying the issue as a dispute of facts for debate.
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.
November 12, 2013
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised by the hon. Member for Skeena—Bulkley Valley concerning the Economic and Fiscal Update by the Minister of Finance on...
The Speaker ruled that a Minister delivering an economic update outside the House is not a breach of privilege as it is not a formal parliamentary proceeding.
November 6, 1997
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised by the honourable member for Fraser Valley on October 29, 1997, concerning a government news release announcing the...
The Speaker ruled that a government news release anticipating the passage of a bill was not a breach of privilege but warned the government against disrespecting the legislative process.