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Overview
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Selected Decisions of Speaker Andrew Scheer
2011 - 2015
Selected Decisions
Andrew Scheer
Artist: Juan Carlos Martinez
Date: 2018
House of Commons
41st Parliament
1st Session
June 2, 2011 to September 13, 2013
2nd Session
October 16, 2013 to August 2, 2015
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Introduction
1 - Parliamentary Privilege
Introduction
Rights of the House
Contempt of the House: notice of proposed procurement alleged to have anticipated a decision of the House
September 28, 2011
Contempt of the House: tabling of Government bill in contravention of an existing statute
October 24, 2011
Contempt of the House: Government alleged to have deliberately misled the House
May 7, 2012
Contempt of the House: Minister of Justice alleged to have not reviewed legislation for conformity with the
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
and the
Canadian Bill of Rights
March 27, 2013
Contempt of the House: alleged disclosure of the text of a bill prior to its introduction in the House
April 18, 2013
Contempt of the House: right of Members with disputed electoral campaign returns to sit and vote in the House; prima facie
June 18, 2013
Contempt of the House: Prime Minister alleged to have deliberately misled the House
October 30, 2013
Contempt of the House: Member alleged to have deliberately misled the House; prima facie
March 3, 2014
Contempt of the House: conviction on charges of election fraud; statutory disqualification on sitting and voting; right of the House to expel a Member; prima facie
November 4, 2014
Contempt of the House: fiscal update presented outside the House of Commons
December 4, 2014
Contempt of the House: Prime Minister alleged to have deliberately misled the House
February 26, 2015
Contempt of the House: Minister alleged to have deliberately misled the House
April 29, 2015
The right to regulate its internal affairs: access to information requests concerning the appearance of a witness in committee
September 17, 2012
Rights of Members
Freedom from obstruction: allegation of Minister altering committee evidence
November 29, 2011
Freedom from obstruction: Members denied access to the Parliamentary Precinct during a state visit; prima facie
March 15, 2012
Freedom from obstruction: alleged insufficient response to a written question
April 3, 2012
Freedom from obstruction: impugning reputation of a Member
January 28, 2014
Freedom from obstruction: lack of adequate interpretation services during a technical briefing on legislation
March 3, 2014
Freedom from obstruction: Member denied access to Parliamentary Precinct during the visit of a foreign dignitary; prima facie
September 25, 2014
Freedom from obstruction: Members denied access to the Parliamentary Precinct; prima facie
May 12, 2015
Freedom from obstruction and interference: alleged misleading calls from a political party to constituents
December 13, 2011
Freedom from obstruction and interference: Government alleged to have blocked access to information
February 7, 2013
Freedom from obstruction and interference: Member alleged to have misrepresented himself in an advertisement
March 27, 2014
Freedom from obstruction and interference: Government interference alleged in response to written question
April 3, 2014
Freedom from obstruction and interference: impact of use of time allocation on non-recognized parties and independent Members
November 26, 2014
Freedom from obstruction and interference: Government interference alleged in response to written question
February 17, 2015
Freedom from obstruction and intimidation: threats against a Minister; prima facie
March 6, 2012
Freedom of speech: equal right of a Member to make a statement under Standing Order 31
April 23, 2013
Freedom of speech:
sub judice
convention; question on the Order Paper left unanswered because the matter was before the courts
May 26, 2015
Procedure
Procedure for dealing with matters of privilege: length of interventions regarding a question of privilege
June 13, 2012
2 - The House and Its Members
Introduction
Responsibility and Conduct of Members
Report of the Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner on the former Member for Simcoe—Grey: inability to make a statement; report concurred in after 30 sitting days
November 14, 2011
Security and the Maintenance of Order in the Parliamentary Precinct
Shooting in the Hall of Honour in Centre Block: reflecting on the events of October 22, 2014; access to the Hill
October 23, 2014
Tribute to security personnel: events of October 22, 2014
December 11, 2014
The House of Commons Chamber
New flagpole and flag stand in silver maple; 50th anniversary of the maple leaf flag
February 18, 2015
3 - The Daily Program
Introduction
Daily Proceedings
Statements by Members: personal attacks
April 2, 2012
Oral Questions: question concerning matters before committees; answered by a Minister
November 2, 2011
Oral Questions: response to written question (deemed unsatisfactory); cost of response mentioned
November 27, 2012
Oral Questions: Speaker’s interventions on the admissibility of questions about the Senate
January 28, 2014
Oral Questions: relevance of responses; allegation of bias
September 24, 2014
Routine Proceedings
Tabling of documents by a Minister: revealing political party donations by a citizen
November 17, 2011
Tabling of documents by a Minister: practices
February 19, 2011
Introduction of Government Bills: bill that implements an international treaty; Government policy on tabling of treaties
May 12, 2014
Motions: Standing Order 56.1 used to direct the business of committees
June 12, 2014
Questions on the Order Paper: relevance of the Government response to a written question
January 29, 2013
Government Orders
Motions: special orders to temporarily suspend the Standing Orders; extension of sitting hours
May 22, 2013
Weekly Business Statement
Thursday Statement: length of statements
June 12, 2014
4 - The Decision-Making Process
Introduction
Notice
Government notices of motion: Member requesting division of motion
October 17, 2013
Moving Motions
Concurrence motion: absence of sponsoring Minister
December 5, 2012
Recorded Divisions
Member voting twice on the same motion
June 6, 2012
Member rising to request that their vote be counted; alleged error in voting process
May 27, 2014
Members arriving late during a recorded division
June 5, 2014
Members leaving their seat during the taking of recorded divisions
March 10, 2015
5 - The Legislative Process
Introduction
Stages
Introduction and first reading: admissibility; bill argued to be in imperfect shape; short title
February 14, 2012
Introduction and first reading: admissibility; bill argued to be in imperfect shape; summary
February 10, 2014
Second reading: admissibility; copies of bill containing incorrect pagination
May 2, 2012
Consideration in committee: report to the House; requesting power to expand the scope of a private Member’s bill
May 21, 2013
Consideration in committee: motions of instruction; empowering a committee to expand the scope of a bill
March 31, 2015
Report stage: power of the Speaker to select amendments; amendments not presented in committee
March 12, 2012
Report stage: power of the Speaker to select amendments; selection and grouping of motions
June 11, 2012
Report stage: power of the Speaker to select amendments; amendments not presented in committee
December 7, 2012
Report stage: power of the Speaker to select amendments; selection and grouping of motions
November 29, 2012 and December 12, 2012
Report stage: power of the Speaker to select amendments; amendments not presented in committee
February 27, 2013
Report stage: power of the Speaker to select amendments; amendments not presented in committee
December 10, 2013
Report stage: sponsor not moving concurrence
February 26, 2014
Report stage: power of the Speaker to select amendments; amendments having been voted on in committee
May 7, 2014
Report stage: power of the Speaker to select amendments; alleged exceptional significance of an amendment defeated in committee
September 22, 2014
Report stage: power of the Speaker to select amendments; amendments not presented in committee
June 9, 2015
Form of Bills
Omnibus bills: argued to be in imperfect shape
June 11, 2012
Administrative error: incorrect version sent to Senate following third reading in the House
September 15, 2014
6 - Rules of Debate
Introduction
Process of Debate
Motions: denial of unanimous consent
December 3, 2012
Motions: admissibility; rule of anticipation
June 11, 2014
Report stage: grouping of motions in amendment
May 12, 2014
Committees of the Whole: speaking time
May 14, 2014
Order and Decorum
Role of Members in fostering decorum
December 12, 2012
Recognizing visitors in the gallery; acknowledgement
September 30, 2011
Disturbance in the gallery; Member’s alleged complicity
December 6, 2011
Displays, exhibits and props
May 15, 2014
Unparliamentary language: imputing motives
June 22, 2011
Infants onto the floor of the House: clarification of practices
February 16, 2012
Relevance: debate at report stage
March 21, 2013
Relevance: reflections on the Senate
June 8, 2015
Points of order: impact on proceedings; allotted amount of time; use of titles
June 23, 2011
Curtailment of Debate
Time allocation: minimum number of hours
June 18, 2012
Time allocation: quality of consultation
March 6, 2014
Time allocation: appropriate use; consultations
June 12, 2014
Business of Supply
Chair’s statement: guidelines for the conduct of a debate on the Main Estimates
May 9, 2012
7 - Special Debates
Introduction
Emergency Debates
Leave granted: abduction of young girls in Nigeria
May 8, 2014
Leave refused: matter under investigation by an administrative body
February 27, 2012
Leave refused: closure of the Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre in Quebec City; other opportunities for debate available
March 27, 2013
Leave refused: dismantling and transfer of the Canadian Wheat Board; matter deemed not of sufficient urgency and another opportunity for debate available
April 20, 2015
Take-Note Debates
Chair of Committee of the Whole’s statement: guidelines for the conduct of take-note debates
October 18, 2011
8 - Committees
Introduction
Mandate
Scope of a standing committee’s mandate: motion inviting other committees to study the subject matter of a bill
November 29, 2012
Scope of a standing committee’s mandate: participation of independent Members
June 6, 2013
Committee Proceedings
Previous question inadmissible in committee; appealing the Chair’s ruling
March 23, 2015
Committee Powers
Sending for documents: scope of a standing committee’s mandate; sub judice convention; separation between branches of government
November 21, 2011
Committees of the Whole House
Chair’s statement: guidelines for the conduct of debate
June 23, 2011
9 - Private Members’ Business
Introduction
Financial Limitation
Establishment of first Order of Precedence: Speaker’s statement regarding royal recommendation; forty-eight hours’ notice requirement for exchange
October 19, 2011
Business of Ways and Means: motion required for bill seeking to prevent the alleviation of taxation
November 4, 2011
Royal recommendation: increase in operating costs
December 6, 2012
Private Members’ Hour
Rescheduling of debate: consideration despite it being 30 minutes past the time at which the hour should have ended
March 27, 2013
Consideration in Committee
Committee amendments: consistency with principle and scope of bill
May 2, 2014
Appendices
A — Cited Provisions
Standing Orders of the House of Commons
Version effective May 2011
Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons
Version effective May 2011
B — Chronological Table
For questions about parliamentary procedure, contact the Table Research Branch
613-996-3611
trbdrb@parl.gc.ca
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