Orders of the Day: Back by popular demand, it's PrivilegeWatch! (This time, for real.)

After simmering away on the back burner during the last two weeks of total Rahelena-dominated debate and discussion, PrivilegeWatch resumes in earnest today as we await the surely imminent emanating of some sort of sign -- a puff of green smoke, perhaps? -- from the inner sanctum of Speaker Milliken, who has been mulling over the trio of outstanding privilege claims related to the government's apparently still unwavering refusal to hand over uncensored copies of Afghan detainee-related documents to the House.

That decision is expected to be released this week -- possibly as early as later today, although the smart money seems to be betting on Tuesday -- and whichever way it ultimately goes, it will, indeed, be precedent setting -- not just in Canada but throughout the Westminister-style parliamentaverse. (But hey, no pressure.)

Of course, even as we await what will, almost certainly, be the momentous ruling that Milliken will make during his tenure in the Throne, life on the Hill goes on, from the Chamber -- where second reading debate on the immigration bill will get underway later this morning -- to committee, where -- huh. Actually, there's really not much happening on the committee front this afternoon, what with it being Monday and all.

The Afghanistan committee holds an agenda meeting -- in camera, of course -- presumably to figure out the witness and work schedule for the days and weeks ahead, with or without full access to the sheaf of unredacted documents that have thus far been withheld from scrutiny.

Meanwhile, Government Operations sneaks back under the radar for a briefing on departmental budget freezes and federal building maintenance contracts before what will surely be another standing-room-only outing on Wednesday afternoon. (That, of course, is when international investment strategist of mystery Nazim Gillani is expected to show up in the witness chair to give his side of the Jaffer-Guergis story so far, including details of his alleged dealings with Rahim Jaffer and Patrick Glemaud.) 


Also on the notice list for this afternoon: Human Resources, which is currently juggling two employment insurance-related private members' bills, courtesy of the Bloc Quebecois; C-308, which would tweak the system to make it easier to qualify, and C-395, which would change the formula for calculating the qualification period during a strike or lockout.

Over at Status of Women, members resume their investigation into violence against Aboriginal women, and the Agriculture committee heads to Kootenay, British Columbia for the first of a series of out-of-town hearings on young farmers.