Mr. Speaker, on the second point. I thank the Speaker for the opportunity to respond to the intervention of the member for Milton.
The rules are very clear around in camera meetings. House of Commons Procedure and Practice, 2017, pages 1089 and 1090, states the following:
Divulging any part of the proceedings of an in camera committee meeting has been ruled by the Speaker to constitute a prima facie matter of privilege.
The key word here is “proceedings”. Making public a motion that one intends to move at a meeting is well within the rules. There is a high level of hypocrisy coming from the Conservatives on this very issue.
On February 28, the member for St. Albert—Edmonton released a letter publicly on Twitter—