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A procedural note on the recent use of parliament's power to summons.

In December 2007 the Canadian House of Commons had to deal with a matter of Privilege involving its power to "send for persons, papers and records." The Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy & Ethics was studying a question of ethics following public reports that a former member/Prime Minister had received large cash payments from an individual at the end of the Member's mandate about 15 years ago. The Committee sought the attendance at public meetings of both that former Member and the cash donor, Karlheinz Schreiber and following passage of appropriate motions, the committee Clerk sent invitations and served orders to attend (styled as a summons). Both parties ...

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