On May 21, the Honourable Senator Cowan, the Leader of the Opposition, raised a question of privilege. His allegation was that privilege had been violated by the events leading to the presentation of the twenty-second report of the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration on May 9.
Le 21 mai, l'honorable sénateur Cowan, leader de l'opposition, a soulevé une question de privilège, faisant valoir que les événements ayant mené à la présentation du vingt-deuxième rapport du Comité permanent de la régie interne, des budgets et de l'administration le 9 mai avaient enfreint le privilège.