The Speaker shall preserve order and decorum in the Senate. In doing so the Speaker may act without a want of order or decorum being brought to his or her attention. Furthermore, the Speaker shall be authorized to act on his or her own initiative to interrupt any debate to restore order or to enforce the Rules of the Senate. In the case of grave disorder, the Speaker may suspend the sitting of the Senate for a period not to exceed three hours.

The Speaker shall decide points of order and when so doing shall state the reasons for the decision together with references to the rule or other written authority applicable to the case.

With respect to the Conflict of Interest Code for Senators, the authority of the Speaker is limited to matters expressly incorporated into these rules.

When the Speaker has been asked to decide any question of privilege or point of order he or she shall determine when sufficient argument has been adduced to decide the matter, whereupon the Speaker shall so indicate to the Senate, and continue with the item of business which had been interrupted or proceed to the next item of business, as the case may be.

• Speaker’s Ruling - Point of Order on First Report of Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament
  (April 25, 2012)
   

• Speaker’s Ruling - Remarks during speeches
  (December 16, 2011)
   

• Speaker’s Ruling - Process for studying the Estimates and adopting supply bills
  (December 16, 2011)
   

• Speaker’s Ruling - Bill C-232 and the royal consent
  (March 21, 2011)
   

• Speaker’s Ruling - Bill S-223 and the Royal Recommendation
  (March 10, 2011)
   

• Speaker’s Ruling - Sixth Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce
  (December 01, 2010)
   

• Speaker’s Ruling - Question of Privilege
  (September 27, 2010)
   

• Senators' Statements
  (May 13, 2010)
   

• Speaker’s Ruling - Point of Order Concerning Bill C-268
  (April 15, 2010)
   

• Speaker’s Ruling - Question of Privilege
  (March 17, 2010)
   

• Speaker’s Ruling - Bill S-241 and the Royal Recommendation
  (November 17, 2009)
   

• Senators' Statements
  (September 29, 2009)
   

• Question of Privilege
  (September 17, 2009)
   

• Question of Privilege - Events before Introduction of Bill S-7
  (June 17, 2009)
   

• Point of Order - Senator's Statements
  (May 12, 2009)
   

• Point of Order - Question Period
  (May 5, 2009)
   

• Point of Order - Bill S-219
  (May 5, 2009)
   

• Point of Order - Bill S-230
  (May 5, 2009)
   

• Question of Privilege - Veterans' Affairs
  (April 21, 2009)
   

• Question of Privilege - Remarks during Debate
  (April 21, 2009)
   

• Question of Privilege
  (March 31, 2009)
   

• Points of Order on Senators's Statements and Question Period
  (March 11, 2009)
   

• Bill S-207 and the Royal Recommendation
  (February 24, 2009)
   

• Bill S-201 and the Royal Recommendation
  (February 24, 2009)
   

• Bill S-203 and the Royal Recommendation
  (February 24, 2009)
   

• Bill S-204 and the Royal Recommendation
  (February 24, 2009)
   

• Question of Privilege
  (June 26, 2008)
   

• Bill S-234
  (May 27, 2008)
   

• Bill C-253
  (May 13, 2008)
   

• Senators' Statement
  (May 7, 2008)
   

• Point of Order
  (April 29, 2008)
   

• Questions and Answers during Question Period
  (April 8, 2008)
   

• Requirement for Royal Consent on Bill S-224
  (February 26, 2008)
   

• Motion to Adopt Report of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Committee and Request Government Response
  (December 11, 2007)
   

• Question of Privilege
  (May 29, 2007)
   

• Point of Order
  (May 17, 2007)
   

• Point of Order
  (May 9, 2007)
   

• Motion to Urge Continued Dialogue Between People's Republic of China and the Dalai Lama
  (April 24, 2007)
   

• Motion to Authorize Committee to Study Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe 2006 Resolution on Anti-Semitism and Intolerance
  (April 24, 2007)
   

• Point of Order
  (April 24, 2007)
   

• Ajournment of Bill S-222
  (February 7, 2007)
   

• Notice Requirements
  (October 26, 2006)
   

• Official Languages
  (September 26, 2006)
   

• Electronic Devices
  (April 5, 2006)
   

• SPEAKER'S STATEMENT - Electronic Devices
  (April 27, 2006)
   

• Question Period
  (May 10, 2006)
   

• Bill S-212
  (May 11, 2006)
   

• Electronic Devices
  (May 16, 2006)
   

• Question Period
  (May 30, 2006)