Procedure and House Affairs committee  May I simply say I'm not an expert on Australian constitutional law, but I do know that the issues that have come up, and that this committee might want to acquaint itself with, are some of the controversies in Australia. There is a simmering controversy about whether committees

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I'm happy to do so. We have a constitutional system in which tremendous power is held by a number of appointed officials. We've got nine judges on the Supreme Court of Canada to make important decisions every day about our rights and freedoms and the powers of government. We're

Procedure and House Affairs committee  One of the things that I think has come up in these hearings is the scope of the Governor General to take advice. I think an important distinction here is the ability to take advice and the ability to gather information. I think sometimes those concepts have been blended here, an

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Good morning. Thanks for inviting me to speak today. Of course, it's been a pleasure to follow these proceedings from Edmonton via the Internet these past few weeks, and I know that you've already been left with a great deal of sage advice to ponder. I'm going to do my best thi

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I hope the committee has received the article I wrote last year, “The Constitutionality of Prorogation”. I sent it ahead for translation. I'm happy to speak to that article in questions or to my comments in this brief statement. I should also say that I've just completed teachi