1/ The House of Commons and its committee ordered the Trudeau government, four separate times, to hand over documents related to breaches at its Winnipeg lab.
These orders come from powers granted to the House of Commons under Section 18 of the Constitution Act, 1867.
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These orders come from powers granted to the House of Commons under Section 18 of the Constitution Act, 1867.
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2/ On June 16th, House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota ruled on this matter.
His ruling made clear that Section 18 of the Constitution Act, 1867 gives the House of Commons the power to order the government to hand over the Winnipeg lab docs.
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His ruling made clear that Section 18 of the Constitution Act, 1867 gives the House of Commons the power to order the government to hand over the Winnipeg lab docs.
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3/ The government has disobeyed these four orders, and is now going to extraordinary lengths to cover things up by going to the Federal Court to prevent the release of the documents.
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4/ The Trudeau government’s decision to use Canada’s judicial system to defy four House of Commons orders undermines judicial independence, the rule of law and our parliamentary democracy.
This should concern every Canadian.
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This should concern every Canadian.
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5/ Today, Speaker Rota indicated in a statement he will unambiguously oppose this attempt by the Trudeau government to undermine Parliament and our constitutional order.
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