It’s time for the House to admit it was wrong, and to move on

There is no constitutional basis in the law, powers, and privileges of the House to order documents to be given to the RCMP through the Office of the Law Clerk, particularly when there’s no parliamentary purpose or proceeding for which said documents are to be used or considered.

House Speaker Greg Fergus agreed with the Conservatives last month that parliamentary privilege had been violated because the government didn’t comply with a vote approved by MPs to release all SDTC documents to the House law clerk within 30 days.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY STEVEN CHAPLIN

October 28, 2024

It is time for the House of Commons to admit it was wrong, and to move on. There has now been three weeks of debate on a questionable matter of privilege based on the misuse of the House' power to order producing documents relating to sustainable projects. There is no cons...

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