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Speaker's Committee on the Search of Offices on the Parliamentary Estate

I will complete this point before I take any interventions. The motion in the name of the Leader of the House flies in the face of Mr. Speaker's statement. It is not only a gross discourtesy to Mr. Speaker, but a flagrant abuse of the power of the Executive, in view of the wishes and interests of this House. It is a blatant attempt by the Government to pack the Committee, stymie its debate and delay its work until the controversy has blown over. I tell the Leader of the House that this simply will not do. This House—and Parliament—deserves better from its Leader.