Mr. Speaker, on the issue of torture of Afghan detainees, you ruled as Speaker that:
The Senate and House of Commons have the right...to summon and compel the attendance of all persons, within the limits of their jurisdiction, as witnesses, and to order them to bring with them such papers and records as may be required for the purpose of an inquiry.
Yet less than a month later, the government is again trying to restrict committees' power of inquiry by gagging ministers' political staff.
Is the government aware that it is once again running the risk of being found in contempt of Parliament?