April 6, 2017
Hon. Geoff Regan
Freedom from obstruction and interference: budget secrecy; advance distribution in the House of the Minister of Finance's budget presentation documents
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on March 22, 2017, by the hon. member for Louis-Saint-Laurent concerning the advance distribution in the House of the...
The Speaker denied a Question of Privilege regarding the premature distribution of budget documents, ruling that budget secrecy is a parliamentary convention, not a matter of privilege, as no member was obstructed from performing their duties.