Talk:Speaker of the House of Commons (Canada)

Absence of the Speaker

I would like to know what happens in the event that the Speaker is absent from Parliament (for example, due to illness). Is Parliament then suspended until he returns? Or is a new temporary Speaker elected? Perhaps someone could add this information to the article. Psychonaut 29 June 2005 11:35 (UTC)

In addition to a Speaker, a Deputy Speaker is also selected, usually an MP from the Official Oppositon. This person fills in whenever the Speaker is not available. Snickerdo 01:13, 19 July 2005 (UTC)

In event that the Speaker of the House of Commons cannot perform his or her duties, and none of the Deputy Speaker, the Chairperson of the Committee of the Whole, the Deputy Chairperson of the Committee of the Whole or the Assistant Deputy Chairperson of the Committee of the Whole are available, then there is cause for the [[Canadian House of Commons|House of Commons] to elect a new Speaker pro tempore until the return of the presiding Speaker (who would automatically take precedence upon his or her return). FiveParadox 06:12, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

That is absolutely not true. The House would only elect someone else on the vacancy of the Speaker. If the Speaker is absent and none of the other chair officers are available, the Speaker would designate another MP to act in his or her absence. See section 42 of the Parliament of Canada Act.

OH! My sincere apologies; not only was I citing from the incorrect version of the Parliament of Canada Act (pre-2001) I was reading into the section describing the Speaker of the Senate as opposed to the House of Commons ... sorry about that! Sorry. FiveParadox 23:23, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

Dragging

I had thought that the tradition of "dragging" the new speaker to the chair had ended when the process of electing the speaker by secret ballot began. Can anyone clarify one way or the other? HistoryBA 15:28, 30 October 2005 (UTC)

The tradition indeed continues today, although the reluctance of the Speaker-elect is now clearly in jest.

Can you provide a verifiable source? HistoryBA 00:46, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

Yes, watching the proceedings today, it was clear that Milliken feigned resistance as he was escorted to the Chair by Harper and Graham, just as he did in 2004, and 2001. It is also outlined in Marleau & Montpetit at pages 280 and 284. [Posted by PoliSciMaster]

Thanks! HistoryBA 18:38, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

The casting vote

Is there any precedent to suggest how the Speaker of the House of Commons would vote on third reading of a bill, such as C-48 as passed at second reading by the Hon. Peter Milliken? Would he pass such a bill, so that there could be "further debate" in the Senate? FiveParadox 04:41, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

The usual practice if the Speaker has to vote on third reading of a bill is for him to vote against it. This maintains status quo, and allows for the bill to be reintroduced at a later date. There's no precedent, however, with regards to third reading of something considered a matter of confidence. It's hard to say what action the Speaker would take. Usual practice is to maintain the status quo, but is throwing the country into an election maintaining the status quo? :) --142.242.2.248 13:49, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

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End of term

In some Westminster system countries, the Speaker continues in office until election day for the new parliament. When does the Canadian Speaker of the Commons's term end? -Rrius (talk) 08:11, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

When Parliament first meets, which essentially means until his successor is elected.PoliSciMaster (talk) 15:54, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Do you have a source for that? -Rrius (talk) 11:48, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

s. 44 of the Constitution Act, 1867 states: "The House of Commons on its first assembling after a General Election shall proceed with all practicable Speed to elect One of its Members to be Speaker." s.53 of the Parliament of Canada Act states "On a dissolution of Parliament, every member of the Board and the Speaker and Deputy Speaker shall be deemed to remain in office as such, as if there had been no dissolution, until their replacement."PoliSciMaster (talk) 14:05, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Counterparts

Reference here to Speaker of former Province of Canada as preceding without reference to the speakers of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick is misleading as it suggests that the House of Commons was the successor to the Assembly of the Province of Canada. Hebbgd (talk) 17:44, 31 October 2019 (UTC)

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