November 30, 2009
The Speaker: I thank hon. Members for their submissions on this point, but I think I have heard enough for the time being to deal with it. I thank the hon. Members from all parties who made...
The Speaker denied a finding of privilege based on a committee report, ruling it lacked the necessary detail and instructing the committee to provide more information.
November 26, 2009
The Speaker: I have heard enough on this point. I would like to thank the hon. Members who raised this issue, especially the hon. Member for St. John's East, whom I thank for his interventions on...
Speaker rules that a question of privilege regarding a committee witness must be handled by the committee first before being brought to the House.
November 23, 2009
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised by the hon. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration on November 3, 2009, regarding the language...
The Speaker ruled that using the word 'lies' was unparliamentary because it created disorder, even if it was not a direct accusation of a member being a 'liar'.
November 19, 2009
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on November 5, 2009, by the hon. Parliamentary Secretary to the Government House Leader. The point of order dealt with the...
The Speaker ruled an amendment to Bill C-280 inadmissible because it increased public spending without a royal recommendation, thereby infringing on the financial initiative of the Crown.
November 16, 2009
The Speaker: Order, please, if the House will grant some indulgence. On Tuesday, October 27, the hon. Government House Leader rose on a point of order concerning the admissibility of an opposition...
The Speaker ruled that an opposition motion on a supply day is out of order if it attempts to bypass the normal legislative process by deeming a bill passed through all its stages.
November 5, 2009
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on October 27, 2009, by the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons regarding the disturbance in the public...
The Speaker dismissed a question of privilege alleging a Member's involvement in a gallery protest, reaffirming the parliamentary principle of accepting a Member's word.
October 29, 2009
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised by the hon. Parliamentary Secretary to the Government House Leader on October 8, 2009, regarding the admissibility of the motion...
The Speaker ruled that a motion of instruction to a committee is in order even with a reporting deadline, as long as the deadline is contingent on the committee's permissive choice to act on the instruction.
October 29, 2009
The Speaker: Yesterday, the hon. Member for Mount Royal called the attention of the House to what he considered to be inaccuracies in the Debates of Tuesday, October 27. As all Members know, the...
The Speaker ordered a correction to the official Debates (Hansard) after a Member pointed out a significant word had been omitted from a Minister's answer.
October 1, 2009
The Speaker: On June 10, 2009, the hon. Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons raised a point of order with regard to the use of unparliamentary language...
The Speaker ruled that stating a Minister 'cannot tell the truth' constitutes unparliamentary language.
May 27, 2009
The Speaker: The Chair has heard enough. I must point out that there is virtually nothing in the rules about the content of Question Period. For example, there is nothing requiring each question...
The Speaker ruled that the order of questions during Question Period is determined by inter-party agreement among House Leaders, not by the Chair.