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March 15, 2010
The Deputy Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised by the hon. Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, concerning the requirement...
The Speaker ruled that a Private Member's Bill revoking charitable status for high-paying organizations did not require a Ways and Means motion as it did not create a new class of taxpayer.
March 5, 2010
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on March 18, 2010, by the hon. Member for Scarborough–Rouge River, the hon. Member for St. John's East and the hon....
Speaker rules the government's refusal to provide uncensored documents on Afghan detainees as ordered by the House is a prima facie question of privilege, affirming Parliament's absolute power to demand information.
December 10, 2009
The Speaker: I have carefully considered all the arguments that have been advanced. First, I should cite to hon. Members the citations that have been read by the hon. Member for Mount Royal in his...
The Speaker ruled that a motion for the production of papers is procedurally acceptable on a supply day, affirming the House's broad powers.
December 3, 2009
The Speaker: With respect to the point of order that was raised, it has been suggested that the motion that I just read is out of order because it is not in conformity with the practices of the...
The Speaker ruled that a motion to change House rules for a specific bill is in order, as the House is the master of its own procedure.
March 13, 2008
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised by the hon. Member for Pickering–Scarborough East on March 11 concerning the admissibility of the ways and means motion to...
The Speaker ruled that a government Ways and Means motion is admissible even if it seeks to amend or repeal a Private Member's Bill passed in the same session.
March 6, 2008
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on Monday, March 3 by the hon. Member for Malpeque concerning the admissibility of Bill C-46, An Act to amend the Canadian Wheat...
The Speaker ruled that a bill seeking to repeal a section of an Act is not bound by the procedural requirements contained within that same section.
June 5, 2007
The Deputy Speaker: Before going to Orders of the Day I would like to give the ruling on the point of order raised by the hon. Member for Wascana regarding the use of Standing Order 56.1 to...
The Speaker ruled that Standing Order 56.1 cannot be used to impose a timetable or otherwise direct the internal business of a standing committee.
May 3, 2007
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised by the hon. Member for Scarborough–Rouge River on April 17, 2007, concerning the procedural admissibility of Bill C-52, An Act...
The Speaker denied a point of order against a budget bill, ruling it was properly based on a Ways and Means motion and that concerns about delegated legislation were matters of substance for debate, not procedure.
March 29, 2007
The Speaker: I am now ready to give a ruling that everybody has been waiting a week for on the point of order raised on Wednesday, March 21, 2007 by the hon. Government House Leader alleging the...
The Speaker ruled an opposition supply day motion out of order for attempting to force the passage of multiple government bills, affirming this usurps the government's prerogative to control the legislative agenda.
February 26, 2007
The Speaker: On February 26, 2007, a point of order was raised by the Leader of the Government in the House to the effect that amendments adopted by the Standing Committee on Human Resources,...
The Speaker ruled two committee amendments to Bill C-257 inadmissible for exceeding the bill's scope, ordering them struck before report stage.