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Philpott Raises a Point of Privilege – April 9, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau answers to questions about his lawyer’s sending a legal notice to Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer over comments about the SNC-Lavalin affair. Independent MP Jane Philpott rises on a point of privilege in the House Chamber alleging her rights as an MP were violated when she was expelled from the Liberal caucus. Philpott invoked the Reform Act to make her claims. Conservative MP Michael Chong, the original sponsor of the Reform Act, discusses the measures in the law that Jane Philpott is using to rise on a point of privilege. The following parliamentarians also speak to reporters about the point of privilege: Prime Minister Trudeau; Liberal MPs Marc Miller, Adam Vaughan and Alexandra Mendès; Independent MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes; Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre; NDP MP Charlie Angus; as well as Green Party Leader Elizabeth May. National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan and Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale responds to the first annual report from the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians.