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February 2, 2026
[ Table of Contents ] The Speaker : I also would like to read a second ruling. [ Translation ] In my statement of October 20, 2025, on the management of Private Members’ Business, I expressed...
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November 3, 2025
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on October 29, 2025, by the parliamentary secretary to the government House leader concerning the admissibility of amendments...
The Speaker ruled that committee amendments advancing the start date of a GST rebate did not require a royal recommendation because a tax rebate is a reduction in revenue, not a new public expenditure.
December 2, 2024
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on November 21, 2024, by the member for La Prairie regarding the designation of the final four supply days for the period ending...
The Speaker intervenes to designate the final four supply days of the period, overriding pending questions of privilege to ensure the House can vote on appropriations as required by the Standing Orders.
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.
October 1, 2024
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised on September 17, 2024, by the member for Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes on the alleged failure of a...
The Speaker finds a prima facie question of privilege in a witness's refusal to provide information and documents to a parliamentary committee.
May 8, 2024
The Speaker: I am ready to rule on the question of privilege raised on April 29, 2024, by the member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan concerning cyber-attacks targeting members of Parliament by...
The Speaker found a prima facie question of privilege in a foreign state-backed cyber-attack against MPs, ruling it was an attempt to interfere with their parliamentary duties.
February 1, 2024
The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes): The Chair is also ready to rule on the point of order raised on October 24, 2023, by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government...
The Speaker ruled that Private Member's Bill C-356 requires a royal recommendation because it infringes on the Crown's financial initiative by creating new charges on the treasury.
September 20, 2022
The Speaker: I would like to provide a short update regarding a statement I made on May 11, 2022, concerning similarities between two bills that were before the House at that time. They were Bill...
The Speaker ordered a Private Member's Bill (C-250) dropped from the Order Paper because its provisions were enacted through a government bill (C-19), applying the 'same question' rule.
April 5, 2022
The Deputy Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the points of order raised on March 1, 22 and 28 by the member for Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel, the parliamentary secretary to the government House...
The Speaker ruled that Bill C-237 requires a royal recommendation because it alters the conditions of a financial appropriation, even without changing the amount.
March 23, 2021
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the point of order raised on March 10, by the member for Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon concerning a discrepancy between the English and French version of...
The Speaker ruled that a discrepancy between the English and French versions of Bill C-19 was a correctable error and did not render the bill inadmissible for second reading debate.