February 9, 1988
Hon. John Fraser
Interference with Member's office: alleged breach of privacy of Members' offices; removal of electronic files in personal computers by House of Commons staff
The Speaker: On January 28, 1988, the honourable Member for Thunder Bay—Atikokan claimed that the rights of three Members of Parliament had been breached in relation to the privacy of their...
A Speaker's ruling establishes that Members' electronic data has the same expectation of privacy as physical documents and requires staff to obtain prior authorization before making changes.