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He submitted that it was the duty of the court to determine the question of "compellability".
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As the former Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel to this House, Joseph Maingot, Q.C., has written in Parliamentary Privilege in Canada, âwith respect to federal public servants who are witnesses before committees of either House, the theory of the compellability of witnesses may come into conflict with the principle of ministerial responsibility.
The government responds - Beyond The Commons - Macleans.ca 2010
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The Department of Finance confirmed last night that the commission would be able to force witnesses to attend, saying it had "certain compellability powers" under the Commission of
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Fine Gael feels that in the current climate bankers would have little option but to co-operate with an inquiry and compellability is not an issue.
RTÉ News 2010
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Under the current rules, powers of compellability can only be granted on a case-by-case basis and a committee must prove they are necessary to do its work.
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The committee, which has 15 TDs and Senators, aims to be only the second to achieve full compellability powers, which are already enjoyed by the Public Accounts Committee.
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