Privilege   that the documents in question could be released to the Special Committee on the Canadian Mission in Afghanistan only under the provisions of the Canada Evidence Act was wrong and misleading, obstructed the House and intimidated witnesses, especially armed forces personnel and public servants

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 ended March 31, 2010. This report is deemed permanently referred to the Standing

Privilege   their responsibilities when requesting information from public servants. I would like to thank the hon. member for raising this matter and for providing the Chair with further comments since that time. I also want to thank the hon. member for Joliette, the hon. member for Vancouver East, and the hon

Election of Speaker   to represent you as your Speaker. They wish to offer their services to the House because, as has been mentioned, the Speaker is a servant of the House. I have no doubt that the other hon. members who have let their names stand for this position have all done so because they are motivated

Procedure and House Affairs committee  In my opinion, you can do this, since it's the members who create the Standing Orders of the House. I am a servant of the House, as I have often said. For example, you can send text messages via BlackBerry. Let's say I'm exchanging text messages with someone who is outside

Privilege  I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on Thursday, April 6, 2006 by the hon. member for Scarborough Southwest, alleging that public servants refused to communicate with him during the recent election campaign. I would like to thank the hon. member

Speaker of the House of Commons  I would like to thank all of the hon. members who have shared their remarks on the subject. I appreciate your comments, just as I appreciate the support of all members of the House who voted for me to be their Speaker, the servant of the House. I appreciate very much

Point of Order  . If they make a change to the list, as your humble servant I will of course follow the changes dictated to me by the House leaders in that respect.

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 ended March 31, 2009. This report is deemed permanently referred to the Standing

Committees of the House   and had a wonderful time dealing with suggested rule changes in the House. Of course, the Speaker is the servant of the House and abides by the rules meticulously. I would be delighted if my interpretation of these is incorrect in the eyes of the committee and it wants to clarify

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 ended March 31, 2008. This report is deemed permanently referred to the Standing

Points of Order  . members. Can I do this in accordance with the traditions of Canada...where the Speaker is not the master of the house...? The Speaker is a servant of the house. Hon. members may want me to be the master of the house today but tomorrow, when, perhaps in other circumstances I might claim

Election of Speaker   the Speaker of the House. Tomorrow the Speaker will deliver a short speech to the Governor General addressing the most important aspect, namely that the Speaker is a servant of the House. As such, I believe the Speaker has a role to play in moderating debate and choosing who speaks next

Financial Administration Act   and the International Development Research Centre become members of the public service. This is moving in the wrong direction. Crown corporation employees are, for the most part, not public servants. In fact, the legislation creating the four museums crown corporations specifically states

Budget Implementation Act, 1994   percentage points for subsequent years. The following part of this bill affects us all personally. It extends the present salary freeze for public servants, the Prime Minister, members of Parliament and senators, federal magistrates, the Canadian Armed Forces, the RCMP and other