Canadian Parliamentary Review articles from December 1999

Canadian Parliamentary Review archives from December 1999

Question period: how is it handled by speakers?
December 22, 1999... Question Period is the time during the daily legislative proceedings when the opposition parties hold the Government responsible for its actions. This article looks at the conduct of Question Period in Prince Edward Island and points out some...

Distinguished Service Award for Former Parliamentarians.
December 22, 1999... The Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians presented its first Distinguished Service Award on June 10, 1999 to John Matheson, former member of Parliament from 1961 to 1968, who played a key role in the adoption of a national flag in...

Funding political parties: can a fair system be devised?
December 22, 1999... This article outlines Quebec's model for financing o/political parties. It looks at the procedure adopted to guarantee equitable financing, examines the controls put into place to ensure the enforcement of the Act and, finally looks at the...

Research Service of the Quebec National Assembly.
December 22, 1999... Parliamentary libraries usually perform three functions: general documentation, institutional memory and, more recently, a function as an association of ideas.(1) The general documentation function was the first to appear. It can be found in...

Fifty years of proportional representation in Australia.
December 22, 1999... The Australian Senate was the first popularly elected upper house in the world. Originally, senators were elected under a plurality system of voting. After 1919 the preferential ballot was used and then, in 1949, proportional representation was...

Canadian and Belgian federalism: round table.
December 22, 1999... There are very definitely differences between Belgium and Canada -- their geographical area, to mention but one. There are also similarities. Both Canada and Belgium stand for the harmonious cohabitation of cultures, and both advocate a fair...

CPA activities: the Canadian scene.
December 22, 1999... New Speaker in Ontario Born in Toronto in August 1955, Gary Carr is a graduate of the business administration program at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute. His career includes experience as a sales and marketing manager, a position he held...

Legislative reports.
December 22, 1999... Manitoba During August and September, Manitoba was in election mode, as the various political parties vied for support and votes for the general election called for September 21. The election campaign was somewhat unusual in that no poll...

Election results: Manitoba, September 21, 1999.
December 22, 1999... Manitoba September 21, 1999 New Democratic Party 32 Progressive Conservative Party 24 Liberal Party 1 Cris Aglugub The Maples NDP Nancy Allan St. Vital NDP...