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November 25, 2025
[ Table of Contents ] The Speaker : I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on November 17 by the member for Edmonton West regarding information the Parliamentary Budget...
The Speaker ruled that a government delay in providing information to the Parliamentary Budget Officer is a matter for the House to resolve, not a prima facie question of privilege.
November 20, 2025
[ Table of Contents ] The Speaker : I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised on November 5 by the member for Joliette—Manawan concerning budget documents distributed to members....
The Speaker ruled that different versions of a budget document do not constitute a breach of privilege as long as the official version is properly tabled in the House.
September 26, 2024
The Speaker: Colleagues, I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised on September 16 by the House leader of the official opposition, concerning the alleged failure to produce...
The Speaker found a prima facie question of privilege against the government for failing to produce documents but directed the matter to a committee for study due to the order's unprecedented nature.
February 29, 2024
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the point of order raised on January 31 by the member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan and the question of privilege raised on February 9 by the member...
The Speaker rules that the Chair cannot assess the content of government responses to written questions, thereby denying a point of order and a question of privilege on the matter.
January 30, 2024
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on December 12, 2023, by the House leader of the official opposition, concerning the application of Standing Order 69.1 to Bill...
The Speaker sustained a point of order, ruling that Bill C-59 is an omnibus bill to be divided into nine separate votes because it contains unrelated matters beyond budget implementation.
June 20, 2022
The Speaker: I would like to thank the hon. member for having raised this matter. It is true that the right to seek information and to hold government to account are at the basis of our...
The Speaker ruled that unsatisfactory or incomplete government answers to questions do not constitute a breach of privilege as the Chair cannot judge the content of responses.
April 25, 2022
The Deputy Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on April 4, 2022, by the member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan concerning the government's response to written...
The Speaker denied a point of order regarding an incomplete government response to a written question, affirming the Chair cannot rule on the content of such answers.
June 16, 2021
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on June 7, 2021, by the member for Louis-Saint-Laurent concerning the government's non-compliance with an order for the...
The Speaker ruled that the government's failure to produce documents as ordered by the House constitutes a prima facie breach of privilege, affirming Parliament's absolute power to hold the executive to account.
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.
November 6, 2018
The Speaker: Turning now to the point of order, the hon. member asked me to divide the question on the bill pursuant to Standing Order 69.1 on omnibus bills. He argued that specific measures in...
The Speaker ruled that clauses in an omnibus budget bill related to a previous year's budget could be divided for a separate vote under Standing Order 69.1.