"In light of these various arguments," Milliken notes, the House does, indeed, have the right to order the documents in question, as it did in December. Got that, everyone? Now, the question is whether it would be a breach of privilege to refuse to comply. Oh wow, that last line just got a round of applause from the opposition benches. On the other side? Silence. Kind of unsettling silence.
Fingers crossed...
And the result is... two more weeks for Parliament to come up with a plan that deals with security concerns while still allowing for the unredacted documents to be viewed.
And, says Milliken, this is a Matter of Privilege, so if the government refuses to play ball, there's going to be trouble.
So far, our stumbling parliamentary democracy appears to still be intact.
My fear? Harper is preparing to lawyer up, and frag this through our courts.
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