House Speaker to rule on historic confrontation between PM, opposition parties

Peter Milliken's decision is centered on one of Parliament's most important principles, protection of the rights of MPs.

House of Commons Speaker Peter Milliken will rule this week on the historic confrontation between the opposition parties and the government over Prime Minister Stephen Harper's refusal to hand over secret information about potential detainee torture in Afghanistan, sources say.

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