SCC to consider if Parliament can limit members’ privilege to protect secrecy, national security

By Cristin Schmitz ( November 28, 2024, 3:35 PM EST) -- The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a constitutional challenge to s. 12 of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act, which eliminates all immunity claims based on parliamentary privilege that might otherwise have been advanced by committee members or ex-members in defending themselves against allegations of improperly disclosing information they obtained through their role on the committee....
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