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    Parliamentary immunity in Canada / J.P. Joseph Maingot.

    • Title:Parliamentary immunity in Canada / J.P. Joseph Maingot.
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    • Author/Creator:Maingot, J. P. Joseph, 1931- author.
    • Published/Created:Toronto : LexisNexis Canada Inc., 2016.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Canada. Parliament--Privileges and immunities.
      Legislative bodies--Canada--Privileges and immunities.
    • Description:xxv, 364 pages ; 24 cm
    • Summary:"This is a text on the law concerning the immunity (sometimes known as privilege) of members of parliament (federal and provincial) and the Senate with respect to their political activities and comments in the House of Commons. covers everything from privilege of freedom of speech, to publication of parliamentary papers, proceedings and procedure in the House of Commons, to privilege from freedom of arrest, the jurisdiction of the courts over the Senate and House of Commons."-- Provided by publisher.
    • Notes:Includes table of cases.
      Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9780433491606 (hardback)
      0433491604 (hardback)
    • Contents:Introduction
      Parliamentary privilege: a general view
      Privilege of freedom of speech
      Publication of parliamentary papers
      Proceedings in Parliament
      Protection afforded apart from parliamentary privilege
      Proceedings in Parliament, freedom of speech, the Official Secrets Act, the criminal law
      The use of parliamentary matters as evidence in court
      Privilege of freedom from arrest and related privileges
      Parliament Hill and the precincts of the Houses of Parliament
      The corporate rights, privileges, and powers of the Senate and the House of Commons
      Procedure in the House of Commons relating to breaches of privilege and contempts
      The courts: jurisdiction over the Senate and House of Commons - Parliamentary privilege
      The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and parliamentary privilege
      Annex: privilege and closure
      Appendices.
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