Search thousands of Speaker's rulings with AI-powered precision.
February 26, 2015
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on January 28, 2015, by the hon. Member for St. John's East about alleged misleading statements made by the Prime...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege alleging the Prime Minister deliberately misled the House about military action, ruling there was insufficient evidence of intent.
June 12, 2014
The Speaker: I appreciate the hon. Member for Winnipeg North raising this point, as his colleague from Halifax West did last week. I have had the opportunity to look at the scope of previous...
The Speaker advised House Leaders to keep the weekly 'Thursday question' concise and focused on announcing upcoming business, rather than extending it into a debate.
May 14, 2014
The Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole: The Chair certainly appreciates the reminder from the hon. Member for Skeena—Bulkley Valley in terms of how to manage this process. I looked at the...
The Chair ruled that answer times of 30-40 seconds are acceptable for questions of 20-30 seconds in a Committee of the Whole.
January 28, 2014
The Speaker: On December 9, 2013, the House Leader of the Official Opposition raised various issues relating to Question Period. Other Members from all parties in the House have from time to time...
The Speaker clarifies that questions in Question Period must quickly link to the government's administrative responsibilities to avoid being ruled out of order.
October 30, 2013
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on October 17, 2013 by the hon. Member for Timmins—James Bay regarding alleged misleading statements made by the Prime...
The Speaker denied a prima facie question of privilege against the Prime Minister for allegedly misleading the House, citing a lack of evidence of intent.
April 23, 2013
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on March 26 by the Member for Langley regarding the presentation of a Member's statement pursuant to Standing Order 31....
The Speaker ruled that a party removing a Member from a speaking list for an S.O. 31 statement does not constitute a prima facie breach of privilege, while affirming the Speaker's ultimate and indisputable authority to recognize any Member who seeks the floor.
February 7, 2013
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on January 31, 2013, by the hon. Member for Ottawa—Vanier regarding the procedures of the Department of Public Works and...
The Speaker ruled that a government department's process for providing information to an MP does not breach privilege because seeking information is not a 'proceeding in Parliament'.
January 29, 2013
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on November 29, 2012, by the Member for Charlottetown regarding the relevance of the Government's response to written question...
The Speaker rules that he cannot judge the relevance of a government's answer to a written question but reminds the House that the process requires a good-faith exchange of information.
November 27, 2012
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on November 5, 2012, by the hon. Member for Westmount—Ville-Marie and the House Leader of the Liberal Party, regarding the...
The Speaker ruled that mentioning the cost of preparing a response to a written question is permissible during Oral Questions, even though it is forbidden in the written response itself.
June 18, 2012
The Speaker: As the Deputy Speaker promised the House when she initially ruled on this matter, I am now prepared to rule substantively on the point of order raised by the hon. Member for Winnipeg...
The Speaker ruled that for time allocation motions, a 'sitting day' is defined as the weekly average of hours for Government Orders, not the length of a specific day.