“ All sums of money voted by Parliament upon such estimates or payable to Members of the House of Commons, under The Members' Indemnity Act, shall be paid over to and held by the Minister of Finance subject to the order of the said Commissioners or any three of them, of whom the Speaker shall be one, and shall be paid or transferred to them or their order at any time, and from time to time, in such sums as they may deem requisite. ”

“ An estimate shall annually be prepared by the Clerk of the House of Commons of the sums which will probably be required to be provided by Parliament for the payment of the indemnity and mileage of members, and of salaries, allowances, and contingent expenses of the House, and of the several Officers and Clerks thereof under his direction, and of the Stationery of the House, during the year commencing on the first day of July in each year ”

“ Section 12 of the Canadian Copyright Act provides a reservation for Crown rights or privileges. Lack of modern case law on the subject makes it unclear whether perpetual prerogative rights over these documents still apply, or whether these rights have lapsed. ”