Mr. Chair, before we get into the merits of the motion, I want to raise with the committee the whole issue of sub judice, which is a principle at law that has been adopted by the House and certainly by committees, that if in fact a matter is already under consideration by a judicial or a quasi-judicial body, the committee will not consider it until those proceedings are complete.
It's my understanding that an appeal of the decision by CBC on this suspension has been made. If that is the case, clearly that is a quasi-judicial proceeding that should play itself out before we intervene, because this is a public meeting.
Frankly, Mr. Chair, I would request that we have a ruling from you and perhaps the clerk determining whether that principle of law applies to this situation and also to determine whether in fact an appeal has been launched by the employee in question.