April 19, 2016
Hon. Geoff Regan
Contempt of the House: disclosure of information regarding a bill prior to its introduction in the House; prima facie
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on April 14, 2016, and again yesterday, by the House Leader of the official opposition concerning the premature...
The Speaker found a prima facie question of privilege regarding the unauthorized media leak of Bill C-14's contents, reaffirming the House's fundamental right of first access to legislative texts.