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Ontario's premier and a top minister will not have to testify at the Emergencies Act inquiry in Ottawa due to immunity provided to them by parliamentary privilege, a Federal Court judge ruled Monday.
Parliamentary privilege is a part of the Constitution, but has its roots in the English House of Commons. It was designed to protect the House and its members from interference from the King and the House of Lords, Canada's House of Commons website says. When applied, it provides immunity to parliamentarians from being scrutinized by courts, experts say.
Commissioner Paul Rouleau summoned Ford and Jones to testify at the inquiry because he wanted to know their role in the crisis that left downtown Ottawa occupied for weeks and traffic blocked from entering Canada at the country’s busiest border crossing.At a news conference earlier Monday, Ford repeated earlier comments that the inquiry is a federal matter, not a provincial one.
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