Editing Question Period (section)

===Format===
At the start of a typical Question Period, the Speaker recognizes the [[Leader of the Opposition (Canada)|Leader of the Opposition]] to ask the lead question. It is possible for the question to be asked by a designee of the Leader of the Opposition, yet this [[Member of Parliament]] must be a member of the [[Official Opposition (Canada)|Official Opposition]]. Following the answer to the lead question, the lead questioner has two more questions permitted, referred to as supplementary questions. These questions may be asked by the same Member of Parliament to follow up on the answer provided to the lead question, or they may be given to another member of the Official Opposition.

When the Official Opposition has exhausted its initial three questions, the lead questioners of the other officially recognized [[opposition parties]] are permitted an initial question and one supplementary question each, in order of size. In the [[43rd Canadian Parliament]], once the Official Opposition is finished, questions then come from the [[Bloc Québécois]], then the [[New Democratic Party]].

Throughout the remainder of Question Period, Members of officially recognized parties ask questions in rotation based upon party representation in the House. Members of the governing party may occasionally pose a question to one of their own. Members of political parties not officially recognized in the House and independent Members may also be recognized to ask questions, though not as often as Members of officially recognized opposition parties. Ministers and 
Parliamentary Secretaries do not ask questions.