Section 306 — Criminal Code: Parliamentary papers

No person shall be deemed to publish a defamatory libel by reason only that he publishes to the Senate or House of Commons or to the legislature of a province defamatory matter contained in a petition to the Senate or House of Commons or to the legislature of a province, as the case may be; publishes by order or under the authority of the Senate or House of Commons or of the legislature of a province a paper containing defamatory matter; or publishes, in good faith and without ill-will to the person defamed, an extract from or abstract of a petition or paper mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b).