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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 23, 2024
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised on June 18, 2024, by the member for Vancouver East concerning foreign interference and alleged reputational harm to members...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege concerning the NSICOP report, ruling it was not raised in a timely manner and failed to show concrete interference with parliamentary duties.
December 13, 2011
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on November 16, 2011, by the hon. Member for Mount Royal regarding the negative impact an organized telephone campaign...
The Speaker ruled that misleading phone calls to a Member's constituents, while reprehensible, did not meet the high threshold of a prima facie breach of privilege as they did not actually prevent the Member from performing his duties.
October 5, 2010
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on September 22, 2010, by the hon. Member for Portage–Lisgar concerning an e-mailed media release issued by the Press...
The Speaker ruled that a media release critical of a Member did not breach privilege as the comments were made outside the House and did not impede her parliamentary duties.
March 5, 2010
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on March 18, 2010, by the hon. Member for Scarborough–Rouge River, the hon. Member for St. John's East and the hon....
Speaker rules the government's refusal to provide uncensored documents on Afghan detainees as ordered by the House is a prima facie question of privilege, affirming Parliament's absolute power to demand information.
February 12, 2009
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised by the hon. Member for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce–Lachine on Wednesday, February 4, concerning the alleged misuse of...
The Speaker ruled that an offensive email sent via parliamentary resources was not a breach of privilege as it did not impede a member's duties, and the matter was closed after an apology.
December 4, 2008
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised by the hon. Member for Malpeque on November 27, 2008, concerning a letter that the hon. Parliamentary Secretary to the...
The Speaker ruled that a Parliamentary Secretary's use of franking privileges to influence an external election was not a prima facie breach of privilege because it did not obstruct any Member's parliamentary duties.
June 8, 2005
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on Tuesday, May 31, 2005 and on Thursday, June 2, 2005 by the hon. Member for Glengarry–Prescott–Russell concerning the...
Speaker rules that mass faxes and cybersquatting targeting MPs are serious grievances but not a prima facie breach of privilege as they do not prevent Members from performing their duties.
February 12, 2003
The Speaker: Order, please. I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on January 29, 2003, by the hon. Member for Saskatoon–Humboldt concerning undue interference by senior...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege regarding public service interference with a Member's private email survey, ruling that parliamentary privilege only applies to activities conducted within formal House proceedings.
October 15, 2001
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised by the hon. Member for Edmonton North on September 27 concerning the alleged unauthorized access to the hon. Member's...
A Speaker's ruling established that an MP's password-protected computer files are private property and must be returned, even if stored on a party caucus server.