November 28, 1990
Hon. John Fraser
Lack of quorum; absence of Government Members; non-interference by the Speaker in committee proceedings; notice of meeting to elect a Chairman; Members' rights
Mr. Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised on Thursday, October 18 by the honourable Member for Thunder Bay—Atikokan regarding events which transpired in connection...
The Speaker ruled that an alleged boycott causing a committee to lack quorum is not a sufficient breach of privilege to warrant intervention in the committee's internal affairs.