Andrew Scheer

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Conservative MP for Regina—Qu'Appelle (Saskatchewan)

Won his last election, in 2011, with 53.50% of the vote.

Yesterday

Spoke in the House on Points of Order Before moving on to questions and comments, I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on April 25 by the hon. member ...

Didn't vote on Vote #685 That the Ninth Report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status ...

Didn't vote on Vote #684 on Bill S-9 Amend the Criminal Code

Didn't vote on Vote #683 That, in light of $3.1 billion of missing funds outlined in Chapter Eight of the 2013 Spring Report ...

Didn't vote on Vote #682 That the motion be amended by adding the following: “and that in order to avoid losing funds in ...

Two weeks ago

Didn't vote on Vote #681 on Bill S-213 Respecting a national day of remembrance to honour Canadian veterans of the Korean War

Mentioned by B.C. Catholic Newspaper Speaker of House: MPs, speak up! Canadian Catholic News. (Caption:The Hon. Andrew Scheer, M.P., the Speaker of the House of Commons recently ruled that he has the discretion to ignore the lists of MPs scheduled to speak during Question Period and recognize other MPs straining to talk.

Three weeks ago

Mentioned by Lifesite Pro-life MP hopes to challenge Harper gvmt in Question Period after Speaker's ... In a decision last Tuesday, Speaker Andrew Scheer asserted an MP's right to seek the floor by “catching the Speaker's eye” rather than being dependent on the party-provided list of speakers. Pro-life leaders and MPs hailed the ruling as a way to loosen the stranglehold of party ... “The right to seek the floor at any time is the right of each individual Member of Parliament and is not dependent on any other Member of Parliament,” he added. Speaker challenges backbench MPs: 'Rise…and seek the floor'. Scheer also ...

Mentioned by Shoreline Beacon PoV: Backbone best weapon in MP fight for free speech Whether MPs chafing under party whip Gordon O'Connor's heavy hand will act on Speaker Andrew Scheer's advice remains to be seen. We hope they do. O'Connor and Prime Minister Stephen Harper need reminding that MPs represent real people who ...

Mentioned by Timmins Press PoV: Backbone best weapon in MP fight for free speech Whether MPs chafing under party whip Gordon O'Connor's heavy hand will act on Speaker Andrew Scheer's advice remains to be seen. We hope they do. O'Connor and Prime Minister Stephen Harper need reminding that MPs represent real people who ...

Mentioned by The Province Speaking up in Parliament - The Province Andrew Scheer, the Speaker of the House of Commons, earned his footnote in Canadian political history this week with a ruling that Members of Parliament actually have more freedom than they thought, if they would only assert it. Specifically, the ... to the party leader's success. In Canada, however, elections turn on the success of the leader, not on the strength of an MP. ... “If people can't elect a member of Parliament who has some say, some influence, some role to play, what's the point of voting.” Such a situation ...

Mentioned by Pincher Creek Echo PoV: Backbone best weapon in MP fight for free speech Whether MPs chafing under party whip Gordon O'Connor's heavy hand will act on Speaker Andrew Scheer's advice remains to be seen. We hope they do. O'Connor and Prime Minister Stephen Harper need reminding that MPs represent real people who ...

A month ago

Spoke in the House on Privilege I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on March 26 by the member for Langley regarding the presentation of a member's ...

Posted on Twitter Great to see Immaculata students visiting the hill today! @immaculata_HS

Spoke at the Procedure and House Affairs committee on Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for British Columbia 2012, Main ... Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. It's a great pleasure to be here once again to present the House of Commons main estimates for 2013-14 and ...

Spoke in the House on Privilege Yesterday, the members for Ottawa—Vanier and Toronto—Danforth both rose on a question of privilege regarding the possible premature disclosure of the contents of a government bill ...

Two months ago

Spoke in the House on (topic unknown) On Wednesday, March 6, 2013, due to many recorded divisions taken that day, private members' hour was cancelled pursuant to Standing Order 30(7). For that reason, ...

Spoke in the House on Privilege 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 ...

Spoke in the House on Privilege I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on February 25, 2013, by the House leader of the official opposition about statements ...

Posted on Twitter Ad multos et faustissimos annos Pope Francis!!! #habemuspapem

Posted on Twitter Habemus papem!!! But who?

Three months ago

Spoke in the House on Canadian Human Rights Act 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 ...

Posted on Twitter So how does the new House of Cards compare to the original? Is it worth getting into?

Posted on Twitter Congrats to bell for the #BellLetsTalk campaign. Few families haven't been touched by mental health.

Spoke in the House on Privilege 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 ...

More than three months ago

Spoke at the Procedure and House Affairs committee on Bill C-21, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (accountability with ... It's everything you ever wanted to know about supplementary estimates. Good morning. Thank you very much for having me here today. I very much look forward ...

Posted on Twitter It ain't a fit night out for man nor beast! #sickofwinter

Spoke at the Procedure and House Affairs committee on Main Estimates 2012-2013: Vote 5 under PARLIAMENT, vote 15 under PRIVY COUNCIL Thank you very much, Mr. Preston. It's a pleasure to be here today. It is a pleasure to be here before you again, this time to ...

Spoke at the Procedure and House Affairs committee on Supplementary Estimates (C) 2011-2012: Vote 5c under PARLIAMENT Thank you, Mr. Chair. Colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, it's a pleasure to be here today and to present the House of Commons supplementary estimates (C) for ...