Our ombudsman role is carried out in part based on the privi
leges of members of Parliament which are fairly well articulated, constrained and referred to directly and indirectly in the Constitution, in the
Parliament of Canada Act and in the common law handed down to us when
Parliament was created 128 years
ago (1340) I do not have to go over them but I will point out that in every session of
Parliament it is important for MPs to resubmit our request t
...[+++]o the Sovereign for confirmation of our privileges in the House of Commons.