Question Period

Question Period, also known as Oral Questions, occurs daily in the House of Commons of Canada, where members of parliament ask questions of government ministers, including the prime minister. The primary purpose of Question Period is to seek information from the government and to hold it accountable for its actions. The first oral question was posed in 1867, and formal rules governing Question Period were established in 1964. Question Period typically lasts 45 minutes, starting at 2:15 pm or 11:15 am, and allows the opposition parties to ask questions, with the Official Opposition getting priority, followed by other recognized opposition parties. The Speaker of the House of Commons exercises control over the form, nature, and admissibility of questions, and the actions of the Speaker set precedents for future questions.learn more on wikipedia