Capilano. ‘MP: Ron

- sing’ Aim |

“that! ‘a: ‘Commons committee

Huntington said he.

: being sued for statements he _ _ repeated” about the. union’s: . 7 leadership: on ‘two © radio. - programs in. May 1977 after. - making ‘the same statements — .. to'a Commons committee. —

"Statements made by. MPs _

~ ‘Hunt-"

a ington claimed in the House’ --of Commons last week that - wo the. Canadian. Union of Postal _—

So 0 previ ent him from — ‘revealing union abuses i in the e. ~

These Moodyville Merchants are doing t thelr

in. the”

‘House. “itself. are

7 privileged and cannot be the : ‘subject of: libel action.

_ Following the repetition of

‘the statements on™ radio, © Peter Whitaker, president of. - -'-the Vancouver. CUPW local,

e : eae -and the local sued him for : ‘He told the House that the .

ye Vancouver ‘CUPW..- local is: -

_ trying to - intimidate - him. — . because “ he....criticized ihe _ ~ union leadership; and asked

slander and defamation. i

“Huntington noted that it ;

iook am unusuaiiy jong tim

‘did not take action in the ‘matter until last. month, 11 . ‘months after the incident, he MS it. violates his ‘privileges: as: an _

said.

7 “y ‘believe: that Yr ‘am the

$ - victim. Of ‘harassment and attempted ‘intimidation by the union,’’ Huntington de- | ~ clared. ‘*By the inexplicable length of time which it has _ - taken them to pursue their | __ case they are obstructing me _

_ in n my parliamentary duties.”

“motion:

for the writ to: be served. on : : him. Whitaker and the local look at a libel suit launched

against him. by the local and (os its: ‘president to see ‘whether. °

share towards. ‘Pitch In’

ee A tie. vote. at North, Van. a District council Monday. : | night - meant defeat - ‘for: Be: S : “requesting: . the . Federal ‘government. to. re- ae i eo Store the: Death Penalty.

— “The. - motion caused’ ‘the | hottest ‘and. longest discus- on of the evening.

Commons ‘Speaker James. ie . Jerome reserved decision on — .f| whether the matter consti-_ = tutes a question of privilege. an | He said he would have to. f decide whether it is proper |

~ “and dording ‘of the motion

"MPs fiave a right ‘to be : protected from such obstruc- . tion, he contended -- claim- jing also:that his statements — on the radio shows. could be gsamnonemmntsatamnane : a a —_ considered ‘an extension of — #

his parliamentary: duties and’ § ; could be: protected, there-" fore, by privilege.”

for Parliament to act on a

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