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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.
April 30, 2024
The Speaker: The Chair would like to make a statement concerning the question of privilege raised on April 10, 2024 by the member for Lambton—Kent—Middlesex, about the government response to Order...
The Speaker closed a question of privilege regarding inaccurate government responses after the government apologized and tabled corrected information, while warning against future errors.
April 18, 2024
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on April 9, 2024, by the member for La Prairie concerning the premature disclosure of financial initiatives prior to the...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege regarding pre-budget announcements, ruling that budget secrecy is a matter of convention, not a procedural breach for the Chair to enforce.
February 13, 2024
The Deputy Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised earlier today by the House leader of the official opposition. It concerns the admissibility of an amendment made to...
The Speaker ruled that an amendment to a programming motion could substantively alter the related bill because the motion itself eliminated all other opportunities to do so.
June 21, 2021
The Speaker: Mr. Stewart, you are attending at the bar of the House on behalf of the Public Health Agency of Canada for failure to comply with the orders of the Special Committee on Canada–China...
The Speaker formally reprimands the President of the Public Health Agency of Canada at the bar of the House for contempt of Parliament for failing to produce ordered documents.
March 10, 2020
The Speaker: I am ready to rule on the questions of privilege raised on February 25 by the member for Fundy Royal and on February 27 by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government...
The Speaker found a prima facie breach of privilege due to the deliberate premature disclosure of a government bill to the media before its introduction in the House.
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 2, 2018
The Assistant Deputy Speaker: I thank the hon. Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship for his explanation and apology regarding the circumstances of his tabling the document entitled...
The Speaker accepted the Minister of Immigration's apology for releasing a report to the media before tabling it in the House, closing the Question of Privilege while cautioning the government on future disclosures.
May 29, 2018
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on May 25, 2018, by the hon. member for Elmwood—Transcona regarding the form of the main estimates 2018-19. The hon. member for...
The Speaker denied a point of order challenging the form of the Main Estimates' budget implementation vote, ruling that the sufficiency of spending detail is a policy matter for members, not a procedural issue for the Chair.
June 8, 2017
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on May 17, by the hon. member for Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek concerning the alleged premature disclosure of the contents...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege regarding the alleged premature disclosure of Bill C-49, accepting the government's claim that detailed media reports resulted from consultations, not an unauthorized leak of the bill itself.