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Thread #171338   Message #4147971
Posted By: Charmion's brother Andrew
20-Jul-22 - 01:51 PM
Thread Name: BS: Jan 6 Committee reveals all
Subject: RE: BS: Jan 6 Committee reveals all
Charmion, the January 6 committee's equivalent in Canada would be a special committee
of the House of Commons. Judicial enquiries -- "royal commissions" -- are established by the governor in council under the Inquiries Act. A crucial difference in Canada is that one cannot decline to answer a committee's question out of fear of self-incrimination; any incriminating statement, however, cannot be used in court because of parliamentary privilege.