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October 19, 2023
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the point of order raised on Thursday, September 21, by the member for Bay of Quinte concerning Bill C-339 and Bill C-56. Bill C-339, an act to amend the...
The Speaker deferred ruling on the similarity between a government bill and a private member's bill, deeming it premature until the relevant committees complete their review.
April 21, 2021
The Speaker: I want to thank the member for his intervention. As the member for Elgin—Middlesex—London mentioned, the practice concerning the confidentiality of all bills on notice exists so that...
The Speaker ruled that a point of order concerning the premature disclosure of a bill was resolved by the member's apology, closing the matter.
April 4, 2019
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on March 19, 2019, by the honourable member for Wellington—Halton Hills, concerning the tabling of the budget 2019 documents by...
The Speaker denied a point of order regarding the premature tabling of budget documents, ruling that while convention was broken, the action adhered to Standing Order 32(2) and was procedurally valid.
June 11, 2018
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the points of order raised on May 29, 2018 and May 30, 2018 by the hon. member for Elmwood—Transcona regarding vote 40 under Treasury Board Secretariat in...
The Speaker denied points of order challenging the admissibility of Vote 40 in the main estimates, confirming that the central fund structure was precedented and the underlying initiatives had sufficient existing legislative authority.
November 21, 2011
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the point of order raised by the hon. Member for Windsor—Tecumseh on November 14 regarding proceedings in the Standing Committee on Access to Information,...
The Speaker denied a request to intervene in a committee's demand for documents involved in a court case, upholding the principle that committees are masters of their own proceedings until they report to the House.
November 7, 1989
Mr. Speaker: The Chair would ask the indulgence of the House to render a decision on the matter raised yesterday by the honourable Member for York Centre relating to the Sub Judice convention. I...
The Speaker denied a request to ask questions about a matter before the courts, ruling that the sub judice convention applied because the issue was part of an active defense motion in a criminal trial.
December 21, 1988
The Chair of Committees of the Whole: I am now ready to rule on the point of order raised by a number of Members. In the point of order raised earlier today, the honourable Member for Kingston and...
The Chair ruled that a closure motion in Committee of the Whole can apply to clauses of a bill that have not yet been debated, based on historical precedents.
April 15, 1987
The Speaker: On December 4, 1986, the honourable Member for Ottawa—Vanier raised a point of order concerning the right of Members to ask for a recorded division, notwithstanding Standing Order...
The Speaker ruled that motions become inoperable and lapse at fixed interruption times, superseding the right to a recorded division on them.
April 20, 1970
While the argument is not without merit, it is somewhat premature. "... if the bill receives second reading and is referred to committee, it would then be considered by a committee of the House...
The Speaker ruled that a point of order about a bill referencing other bills was premature and should be raised at third reading.