Ford Lawyers Argue Irreparable Harm to Rule of Law If Inquiry Summons Not Stayed

Ford Lawyers Argue Irreparable Harm to Rule of Law If Inquiry Summons Not Stayed
Sylvia Jones, deputy premier and minister of health, shakes hands with Premier Doug Ford as she takes her oath at the swearing-in ceremony at Queen’s Park in Toronto on June 24, 2022. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press
The Canadian Press
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Ontario government lawyers argued Tuesday there would be “irreparable harm” to the rule of law if Premier Doug Ford and a top minister were compelled to testify at a federal inquiry after citing parliamentary privilege in trying to avoid doing so.
But lawyers for the Public Order Emergency Commissioner, which is overseeing the inquiry, argued evidence of that harm was “speculative” at best.