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Bill C-40, Strengthening Canada's Defence Sector Act · Question of privilege · now at committee in the House Where it stands

A question of privilege concerning a defence-sector bill (C-372, the Strengthening Canada’s Defence Sector Act) that was leaked to the media before it was introduced in the House. Andrew Scheer, for the Conservatives, argued the leaked reports contained exact wording from the bill that only insiders could have known, and said the government’s claim that it looked into the matter had not been supported by evidence of a real investigation. He asked the Speaker to find a prima facie breach of privilege so a committee could look into the leak. A parliamentary secretary had previously responded for the government, and Scheer used this statement to respond to those arguments.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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