Civil Marriage Act   the NDP allow marriage commissioners to be fired for their religious views and their views of conscience. These are civil servants. These are people who are being forced to go against their own personal convictions. We already know that the religious protection is not there. Marriage

Devils Lake Diversion Project  As all members know, chair occupants are servants of the House, and the House did adopt a special order to have the emergency debate tonight on this subject for three hours until 10:30 p.m. As long as there are members who would like to continue speaking up until the time

Election of Speaker   Majesty, I have neither eyes to see nor tongue to speak in this place but as the House is pleased to direct me, whose servant I am here”. In my view, that is the primary role of the Speaker. The Speaker must serve the House first. It is the Speaker's responsibility to ensure that all

Speaker of the House of Commons   of the Speaker as a servant of the House. The Presiding Officer, while but a servant of the House, is entitled on all occasions to be treated with the greatest attention and respect by the individual Members because the office embodies the power, dignity and honour of the House itself

Election of Speaker   into the House in 1642 and demanded to know the whereabouts of certain MPs, Speaker Lenthall told the king: May it please Your Majesty, I have neither eyes to see, nor tongue to speak in this place, but as the House is pleased to direct me, whose servant I am here.... In my view

Public Sector Integrity Commissioner  I have the honour, pursuant to section 38 of the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act, to lay upon the table the report of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011. This report is deemed permanently referred to the Standing

Points of Order   a political donation this individual had made, referring to him by name twice. In raising this point of order, the member for Malpeque condemned the minister's action, claiming that: It is fear and intimidation. It can put the chill of fear into public servants and individuals

Public Sector Integrity Commissioner  I have the honour pursuant to section 38 of the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act to lay upon the table the special report of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner concerning an investigation into a disclosure of wrongdoing. This report is deemed permanently

Access to Information Act   duty-bound to protect all of the House’s privileges, I am also the servant of the House and thus entirely at its service in putting into effect its decisions. As noted on page 307 of O’Brien and Bosc: The Speaker is the servant, neither of any part of the House nor of any

Public Sector Integrity Commissioner  I have the honour, pursuant to section 38 of the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act, to lay upon the table the special report of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner concerning an investigation into a disclosure of wrongdoing. This report is deemed permanently

Points of Order   that public business is transacted efficiently and that the interests of all parts of the House are advocated and protected against the use of arbitrary authority. It is in this spirit that the Speaker, as the chief servant of the House, applies the rules. The Speaker is the servant

Public Sector Integrity Commissioner  I have the honour, pursuant to section 38 of the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act, to lay upon the table the special report of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner concerning an investigation into a disclosure of wrongdoing. This report is deemed permanently

Public Sector Integrity Commissioner  I have the honour, pursuant to section 38 of the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act, to lay upon the table the special report of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner concerning an investigation into a disclosure of wrongdoing. This report is deemed permanently

Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner  Pursuant to section 38 of the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act, I have the honour to lay upon the table the report of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner for the fiscal year ended March 23, 2013. This report is deemed to have been permanently referred

Privilege   with the responsibility to ensure, as the servant of the House, that I protect its exclusive right to deal with matters affecting the collective privileges of the House. In the present circumstances, this is no small challenge. The right—in fact, the absolute need—for members to be able to sit