Chapter 17 - Witnesses
Senators as
witnesses
Where the Senate
conducts an inquiry directly it may order one of its members to appear (SO 177(1)). A
committee, however, has no power to summon a senator. In case of refusal by a
senator of a request to attend a committee, the committee must report the
refusal to the Senate, and the Senate may order the senator to attend the
committee (SO 177(2) and (3)). In practice,
these procedures are not used; senators often voluntarily offer their views and
information to committees. (See Supplement)
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