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September 25, 2000
The Deputy Speaker: The Chair has given a ruling in respect of the admissibility of the amendments. Of the 3,100 or so that were submitted, I am told 156 have been rejected as not in order and...
The Speaker denied a point of order requesting the Chair to rule a large number of amendments inadmissible, affirming that the Chair is bound by precedent and procedural changes must come from committee.
June 29, 2000
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised by the honourable member for Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot on June 15 concerning interference with a vote in the...
The Speaker ruled that a disagreement over the interpretation of the Privacy Commissioner's views did not constitute a wilful attempt to mislead the House, finding no breach of privilege.
April 3, 2000
The Acting Speaker: Before resuming debate I want to come to the points of order raised earlier today concerning the admissibility of Motions Nos. 3 and 4 on the Notice Paper which were selected...
The Speaker ruled that two report stage motions, previously defeated in committee, were admissible for debate due to their exceptional significance.
March 30, 2000
The Deputy Speaker: The Chair regards the using of props in the House with the utmost seriousness. It has been consistent practice in the House for many years to enforce the rule that members may...
The Speaker ruled that using props like signs during a vote is a breach of decorum and will result in the offending member's vote being struck from the record.
December 6, 1999
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on a point of order raised by the House Leader for the Official Opposition on Thursday, December 2, 1999, concerning the acceptability of report stage motions...
The Speaker allowed report stage motions to append the Nisga'a Final Agreement to Bill C-9, despite procedural arguments that they were unnecessary, provided the motions were corrected to reference the official Sessional Papers.
November 16, 1999
The Speaker: On Monday, November 1, 1999, the honourable member for Quebec East raised a question of privilege concerning the breach of his privileges in relation to a civil suit launched against...
Speaker rules that the parliamentary privilege of free speech does not extend to mailings sent to constituents as they are not considered 'proceedings in Parliament'.
October 19, 1999
The Deputy Speaker: The Notice Paper contains 157 motions in amendment with respect to report stage of Bill C-6. The motions will be grouped for debate as follows. Group No. 1, Motions Nos. 1, 2,...
The Speaker allows multiple motions to delete clauses from a bill's schedule for one last time, ruling that future attempts must be made via a single motion.
October 23, 1995
The Speaker: This morning the honourable member for Nanaimo—Cowichan rose on a point of order relating to Standing Order 45 and the timing of the deferred vote scheduled for 5:30 p.m. this day....
The Speaker ruled that the specific Standing Order governing votes deferred on a Thursday takes precedence over the general rule for scheduling deferred votes.
October 16, 1995
The Speaker: Colleagues, I am now ready to rule on the point of order raised by the honourable member for Gander—Grand Falls on October 4, 1995, concerning the procedural acceptability of Bill...
A ruling clarifying that a Senate bill reducing or refunding taxes is procedurally acceptable as it forfeits revenue rather than appropriating public funds.
May 31, 1995
The Deputy Speaker: The form of the ruling on the report stage of Bill C‐76 will depart from the manner normally used in the House. Following consultations with representatives of the House...
The Deputy Speaker introduces a new, simplified procedure for presenting complex report stage amendment groupings to the House.