Mr. Nicholson, in his letter of November 27, points out that this process you describe...and I would agree that if there's a Speaker's warrant to be issued for this purpose, it would be done pursuant to an order of the House. But he also goes on to say, “In our system of government, having regard to the separation of powers....”
Well, that's true, but it's not the absolute separation that the Americans have. We have ministers of the crown sitting in the House, so we have a fusion of the executive and the legislative, to an extent, in the House. That's the genius of the parliamentary system of government, and it is meant to enable there to be a working out of the exercise of the respective powers in a way that enables public business to be handled effectively.