Blaine Calkins at the Public Safety and National Security Committee

On May 11th, 2023. See this statement in context.

May 11th, 2023 / 5:50 p.m.

Conservative

Blaine Calkins Conservative Red Deer—Lacombe, AB

I'm not worried if it's a court or not. I'm just worried that.... I don't know the answer to the question I'm asking.

Would anyone who is deemed a competent authority be a competent authority under a provincial or federal statute? How could a competent authority exist without a statute? Is it possible? Does it exist in common law? Does it exist in religious types of laws, or does a competent authority actually have to be in a statute?

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