Mr. Speaker, it has just been pointed out to me in the Standing Orders of the House of Commons, the consolidated version of November 5, 2003, under “Unprovided Cases” that:
In all cases not provided for hereinafter, or by other Order of the House, procedural questions shall be decided by the Speaker or Chair, whose decisions shall be based on the usages, forms, customs and precedents of the House of Commons of Canada and on parliamentary tradition in Canada and other jurisdictions, so far as they may be applicable to the House.
I hope that is enlightening to you, Mr. Speaker, in view of what is occurring here today.