October 13, 1987
Hon. John Fraser
Documents: practice with respect to tabling of personal notes
The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Champagne):... The Honourable Minister has now put the point in a very succinct fashion by stating that they are notes which were prepared for him in order to address the...
A ruling clarifying that a Minister's personal notes are not considered 'state papers' and therefore do not need to be tabled when quoted in the House.