June 8, 2017
Hon. Geoff Regan
Contempt of the House: disclosure of information regarding a bill prior to its introduction in the House
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on May 17, by the hon. member for Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek concerning the alleged premature disclosure of the contents...
The Speaker denied a question of privilege regarding the alleged premature disclosure of Bill C-49, accepting the government's claim that detailed media reports resulted from consultations, not an unauthorized leak of the bill itself.