Alford v. Canada (Attorney General)

canada, canadian, case law, court opinion, canlii, csc-scc, 2026scc14, 2026 scc 14 (canlii), 2026, scc, 14, (canlii), 41336, 2026, constitution, parliamentary privilege, constitution act, 1867, s. 18, authority to define privileges “from time to time”, whether “define” includes limiting parliamentary privilege by ordinary legislation, constraints tied to british house of commons benchmark, parliament’s legislative function, and consistency with other constitutional provisions, appeal dismissed, constitution, canadian institutions, national security and intelligence committee of parliamentarians act, ss. 11, 12, whether s. 12 is intra vires parliament under constitution act, 1867, s. 18, limits on immunity based on parliamentary privilege for proceedings arising from prohibited disclosure, narrow limitation tied to committee membership accepted, appeal dismissed, constitution, constitutional amendment, constitution act, 1982, s. 42(1)(b), whether s. 12 modifies the “powers of the senate” such that a general amending procedure is required, “powers of the senate” construed as legislative powers of the upper house, parliamentary privilege distinction maintained, appeal dismissed, constitution, supreme court of canada, constitution act, 1982, s. 42(1)(d), whether s. 12 alters the constitutionally entrenched role of the supreme court of canada by expanding jurisdiction over prosecutions, prosecutions treated as ordinary criminal proceedings with usual burdens, no change to court’s role or independence found, appeal dismissed