December 9, 1987
Hon. John Fraser
Intimidation of witnesses; committees' rights and powers; non-interference by the Speaker in committee proceedings; committees master of their own proceedings; alleged breach of Members' privileges
Mr. Speaker: On Wednesday, November 25, 1987, the honourable Member for Burnaby raised serious matters in the House which he believed were tantamount to contempt of the Standing Committee on...
The Speaker ruled that allegations of witness intimidation at a committee must be addressed by the committee itself before being raised as a question of privilege in the House.