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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.
June 17, 2024
The Speaker: I am ready to rule on the question of privilege raised on June 6, by the member for Winnipeg Centre, concerning editorial changes to the Debates of June 4. In raising this matter, the...
A Speaker's ruling denied a question of privilege concerning an editorial change to the Hansard, finding the change was made in good faith to correct an admitted error.
June 11, 2024
The Speaker: I am also now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised on May 30, 2024, by the member for London—Fanshawe concerning an alleged breach of the Deputy Speaker's impartiality....
The Speaker ruled that the use of a Deputy Speaker's robed image in a political ad did not constitute a prima facie question of privilege, as any challenge to a chair occupant's conduct must be made via a substantive motion.
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.
March 24, 2009
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised by the hon. Member for Malpeque on March 5, 2009, concerning information disseminated by the Department of Fisheries and...
The Speaker ruled that the partisan use of a departmental website did not meet the high threshold of a prima facie question of privilege as it did not directly obstruct the Member's parliamentary duties.
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.
November 25, 2002
The Speaker: Once again, I am prepared to deal with this matter, having heard the submissions from the Rt. Hon. Member for Calgary Centre, the hon. Parliamentary Secretary to the Government House...
The Speaker ruled that government advertising on a bill before Parliament is not a contempt of the House unless it presents the bill's passage as a foregone conclusion.
March 12, 1996
The Speaker: My colleagues, on your behalf I do take this as a very serious situation. It is probably one of the more serious situations that I as your Speaker have been confronted with since I...
The Speaker finds a prima facie question of privilege regarding a grave charge of sedition against a member and allows a substantive motion to proceed immediately.
February 12, 1990
The Speaker: I wish to bring to the attention of the House a ruling on a question which honourable Members will remember was raised by the honourable Member for Calgary West on Wednesday, January...
A ruling accepting an apology for a voting irregularity as closing a question of privilege, while cautioning against dilatory tactics that undermine the House's dignity.
November 4, 1987
The Speaker: I shall deal first with the question of privilege of the honourable Member for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell who rose on September 22, 1987. The issue he raised concerned what he alleged...
The Speaker ruled that the use of the word 'parliamentary' by a private news service is not a breach of privilege as it accurately describes the service's focus on news relating to Parliament.