Arif Virani on Questions on the Order Paper

In the House of Commons on May 27th, 2019. See this statement in context.

Question No. 2379Questions on the Order PaperRoutine Proceedings

May 27th, 2019 / 4 p.m.

Parkdale—High Park Ontario

Liberal

Arif Virani LiberalParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and to the Minister of Democratic Institutions

Madam Speaker, with respect to part (a), deferred prosecution agreements are at the discretion of the prosecution.

With respect to part (b), any advice sought or received from any government source is privileged; no instructions can be provided to the director of public prosecutions other than a formal directive by the Attorney General, which would be published in the Canada Gazette.

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