Paul Szabo at the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee

On November 5th, 2009. See this statement in context.

November 5th, 2009 / 10:35 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Paul Szabo

A ventriloquist. All right.

The amendment starts off with “and that the committee...bring a new act by March 30”. Then we have to add the words “and that the minister be invited to reappear before the committee before November 30, 2009”.

The minister is invited, not ordered. The committee cannot order a member or a minister to appear. Only the Speaker could do that. The Speaker could order a minister to appear.

Madam Freeman.

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