Editing Question Period (section)

==History==
The first oral question occurred during the [[1st Canadian Parliament]], before rules had been established providing for formal questions.  According to the record of debates for  November 29, 1867, a question was posed to Chairman of the Printing Committee before Orders of the Day were called.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/MarleauMontpetit/DocumentViewer.aspx?DocId=1001&Sec=Ch11&Seq=4&Lang=E&Print=2|title=Questions - Notes 1-50}}</ref>

In the absence of formal rules, the [[Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada]] exerted great control over form, nature, and admissibility of questions. The first codification of formal rules to govern Question Period occurred in April 1964, and subsequent rule changes have been adopted;<ref>Pearson, Glen, MP. n.d. "Some Personal Thoughts on Question Period." Canadian Parliamentary Review, vol. 33, no. 4 (Winter 2010), p. 2-3.</ref> however, the opinion of the Speaker carries the most weight, as the actions of the Speaker set precedents when a new [[Point of Order]] or questions arises about practices during Question Period.