No problem. I appreciate that.
I will just set some context on it. This is from the briefing we received and I just want to read a couple of small short passages from it. I don't intend to be as lengthy as Mr. Schmale was by any means, in fact nowhere near as lengthy in terms of my remarks, but I think the quality will be nearly there anyway.
It indicates:
Canada's Parliament and its members possess rights, immunities and privileges, collectively referred to as parliamentary privilege, which have been claimed over centuries of parliamentary tradition. These exist to assure the institution and its members have the necessary independence to perform their constitutional functions without outside interference.