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December 20, 1983
A motion to adjourn the House "is not in order since the House is operating under an order which stipulates that all votes pertaining to certain questions should be put at six o'clock".......
A Speaker's ruling clarifies that a motion to adjourn is out of order when a special order for a scheduled vote is in effect, as only a Minister can move adjournment in that situation.
October 26, 1983
According to the Standing Orders, not more than two hours after the commencement of proceedings on a motion to allocate time, the Speaker shall put every question necessary to dispose of the said...
The Speaker rules that the two-hour limit for a time allocation motion includes all proceedings, such as votes on amendments, not just the debate itself.
October 12, 1983
Members who participate in a public debate outside the House enjoy no special protection. Privilege can only be claimed in relation to a parliamentary proceeding. Privilege is not designed to...
A Speaker's ruling clarifies that parliamentary privilege does not protect Members from criticism arising from activities outside of official parliamentary proceedings.
March 7, 1983
Precedence and Sequence of Business / Time Allocation Motion March 7, 1983 Debates pp. 23510-1 Background During Routine Proceedings, under "Motions", Mr. Cosgrove (Minister of State for Finance)...
The provided text 'Notice of motion' is a procedural term, not a Speaker's ruling.
December 21, 1982
Since the Chair has consistently defined "genuine emergency" as a sudden occurence, the condition has not been met in this case, even though the text of the agreement has been agreed upon and the...
The Speaker denied a request for an emergency debate on Cruise missile testing, ruling it was not a sudden occurrence and other debate opportunities existed.
November 4, 1981
There can be no doubt, as numerous precedents indicate, that questions to chairmen of committees are in order when such questions relate to procedural matters, for example, the time and place of...
The Speaker denied a point of order, ruling that a minister may answer a question addressed to a committee chair if it touches on general House business.
March 31, 1981
Only the House can decide whether to discontinue or not to initiate a debate. Whatever the practice followed, the sub judice convention does not apply when studying bills, that is while the House...
The Speaker ruled that the sub judice convention does not prevent the House from debating legislative matters, including constitutional resolutions, even if the subject is before the courts.
February 2, 1981
According to one authority, references to debates in the other House are out of order for the simple reason that the debates of one of the two Houses remain hypothetically unknown to the other....
The Speaker affirms the rule that members cannot refer to debates in the Senate, as each legislative body manages its own proceedings independently.
November 6, 1980
The original resolution of the House respecting the introduction of television states that the House approves the radio and television broadcasting of its proceedings and of the proceedings of its...
The Speaker ruled that parliamentary committees cannot broadcast their proceedings without first receiving explicit authorization from the House of Commons.
October 29, 1980
To amount to contempt, statements relating to proceedings of the House or the participation of Members should not only be erroneous, but rather they should be deliberately incorrect and improper...
A ruling clarifying that for a statement about House proceedings to be considered contempt, it must be deliberately false and deceitful, not just incorrect.