October 10, 1989
Hon. John Fraser
Misrepresentation of Parliament's role in government communications respecting the proposed goods and services tax: newspaper advertisements
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege which was raised on September 25 by the right honourable Leader of the Opposition concerning the government advertisements which...
The Speaker ruled that a government advertisement for the GST was not a prima facie contempt of Parliament but strongly warned against repeating such actions.