October 22, 2018
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on October 3, 2018, by the hon. member for Bruce—Grey— Owen Sound regarding unparliamentary language. I would like to thank the...
The Speaker ruled that the Prime Minister's use of 'ambulance chaser' was technically parliamentary because it was used generically, but cautioned members against testing the limits of acceptable language.
October 16, 2018
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on October 2, 2018, by the hon. member for Montcalm regarding the government's alleged disregard of a motion adopted by...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege alleging government contempt for disregarding a resolution on supply management, clarifying that resolutions are non-binding expressions of opinion.
October 3, 2018
The Speaker: I have to remind the hon. member for Rimouski-Neigette — Témiscouata—Les Basques that we do not accuse someone of wilfully misleading the House or deliberately misleading the House....
The Speaker ruled that imputing willful intent by accusing a member of 'wilfully misleading the House' is unparliamentary and requires withdrawal and apology.
September 24, 2018
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The Speaker makes a statement concerning the impact of tornadoes in the National Capital Region.
June 19, 2018
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on May 29, 2018 by the hon. member for Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner concerning documents published on the website of the...
The Speaker found a prima facie case of contempt against the RCMP for publishing Bill C-71 information as enacted law, stressing that the Public Service must respect Parliament's legislative authority.
June 18, 2018
The Deputy Speaker: The Chair is now prepared to rule on the point of order raised June 11, 2018 by the hon. member for Beloeil—Chambly concerning the applicability of Standing Order 69.1 to Bill...
The Speaker sustained a point of order, ruling to divide the omnibus national security bill C-59 into three separate votes at third reading.
June 14, 2018
The Deputy Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised earlier today by the hon. member for Edmonton West regarding the form of the appropriation bill to be considered later...
The Deputy Speaker denied a Point of Order challenging an appropriation bill's form, ruling that minor conditional wording additions were permissible as the bill was sufficiently 'based thereon' the Main Estimates, citing Speaker Jerome's precedent.
June 11, 2018
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the points of order raised on May 29, 2018 and May 30, 2018 by the hon. member for Elmwood—Transcona regarding vote 40 under Treasury Board Secretariat in...
The Speaker denied points of order challenging the admissibility of Vote 40 in the main estimates, confirming that the central fund structure was precedented and the underlying initiatives had sufficient existing legislative authority.
June 7, 2018
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on May 24, by the hon. member for Langley—Aldergrove concerning proceedings at the Standing Committee on Human Resources,...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege regarding a committee chair's premature adjournment, affirming that jurisdiction over internal committee procedural disputes rests solely with the committee unless highly exceptional circumstances are reported to the House.
June 7, 2018
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised by the hon. member for Carleton on May 31, 2018, concerning the alleged intimidation of a potential witness by the office...
The Speaker denied the Question of Privilege raised by the member for Carleton regarding alleged witness intimidation because the complaint failed the procedural test of timeliness.