OTTAWA — House of Commons Speaker Geoff Regan ruled Tuesday there was no formal breach of privilege when Liberal ministers said they had not rented limos while on official duties — despite media reports later revealing they had. Health Minister Jane Philpott and Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr both approved responses indicating they had not done so. Finding a breach of privilege requires that an MP has been impeded in some way from carrying out his or her parliamentary duties. But he cited concerns “troubling to the chair.”“Access to information — accurate information — is one of the cornerstones of our parliamentary system. “These ministers have missed the mark and have come in well below the expected standard,” Albas said.

Source: National Post September 27, 2016 21:00 UTC