Parliamentary privilege, free speech need protection, too

Canada's Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson ruled two weeks ago that Liberal MP Robert Thibault was in a conflict of interest when he questioned former prime minister Brian Mulroney late last year during his appearance at the House Ethics Committee. She also ruled that Mr. Thibault had a "private in...

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