March 27, 2013
Hon. Andrew Scheer
Rescheduling of debate: consideration despite it being 30 minutes past the time at which the hour should have ended
The Speaker:
The Speaker permitted a debate to continue 30 minutes beyond its scheduled end time.
March 27, 2013
The Speaker:
The Speaker permitted a debate to continue 30 minutes beyond its scheduled end time.
March 27, 2013
The Speaker: I would like to thank the Member for Acadie—Bathurst for raising this question. I have no doubt that this is a very important issue to the hon. Member. However, I should point out...
The Speaker denied a request for an emergency debate, citing sufficient opportunity for discussion during the ongoing budget debate.
March 27, 2013
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on March 6, 2013 by the Member for Winnipeg Centre regarding the Minister of Justice's statutory obligation to examine...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege regarding the Minister of Justice's statutory duties, ruling that the Chair cannot interpret legal obligations as that is a matter for the courts.
March 21, 2013
The Acting Speaker: The Chair thanks the hon. Member for Selkirk—Interlake for his intervention and the Members for St. John's East and Saanich—Gulf Islands for their subsequent interventions. In...
The Speaker denied a point of order on relevance, affirming the tradition of granting Members latitude in their speeches during debate.
February 27, 2013
The Speaker: There are nine motions standing on the Notice Paper for the report stage of the Member for Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca's Bill C-279, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the...
The Speaker permitted report stage amendments for Bill C-279 because the committee failed to complete its clause-by-clause review, creating extenuating circumstances.
February 7, 2013
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on January 31, 2013, by the hon. Member for Ottawa—Vanier regarding the procedures of the Department of Public Works and...
The Speaker ruled that a government department's process for providing information to an MP does not breach privilege because seeking information is not a 'proceeding in Parliament'.
January 29, 2013
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on November 29, 2012, by the Member for Charlottetown regarding the relevance of the Government's response to written question...
The Speaker rules that he cannot judge the relevance of a government's answer to a written question but reminds the House that the process requires a good-faith exchange of information.
December 12, 2012
The Speaker:
The Speaker reminded all members that they share the collective responsibility for maintaining decorum in the House.
December 12, 2012
November 29, 2012 The Speaker: Before delivering a ruling regarding the report stage of Bill C-45, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 29, 2012...
The Speaker denied a point of order requesting separate votes on motions to delete clauses at report stage, affirming the existing practice of grouping such votes.
December 7, 2012
The Acting Speaker: There are five motions standing on the Notice Paper for the report stage of the Member for South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale's Bill C-377, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act...
The Speaker permits report stage motions for Bill C-377, despite them not being raised in committee, due to extenuating circumstances where the committee failed to conduct its clause-by-clause review.