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Old 04-27-2010, 01:13 PM   #1
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Default Speaker: House has right to ask for Afghan detainee documents

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...b=TopStoriesV2

http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/201...ge-ruling.html

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From the CBC article:

The Speaker of the House of Commons is delivering his ruling on whether the government breached parliamentary privilege by refusing to hand over uncensored documents related to the treatment of Afghan detainees.

Speaker Peter Milliken has been weighing three "questions of privilege" from MPs for several weeks and began delivering his ruling immediately after Tuesday's question period. It is expected he will take about 45 minutes to deliver the full ruling.


His decision could settle a showdown between Parliament and the Prime Minister's Office — or trigger a snap election if the government deems it a non-confidence issue.

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