Canadian Parliamentary Review articles from June 1996

Canadian Parliamentary Review archives from June 1996

Making do with less: crown corporations in an age of restraint.
June 22, 1996... The French philosopher Jacques Maritain wrote that "man is in no sense there for the State. The State is there for man." Paul Valery said, "If the State is powerful, it crushes us. If it is not powerful, we are lost." Today Governments on both...

Competence of Parliament and the limits of criminal law.
June 22, 1996... During the Spring of 1996 an unusual question of privilege was referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs. The question related to a communique sent to Members of the Canadian Armed Forces by a Member of Parliament on...

Manitoba's Balanced Budget, Debt Repayment and Taxpayer Protection Act.
June 22, 1996... Manitoba's balanced budget law, as it is commonly known, has been well-received. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business and the Canadian Taxpayers Federation both describe it as "model" legislation which should be adopted by other...

New standing committee structure for the NWT Legislative Assembly.
June 22, 1996... The new committee structure adopted by the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories is designed to help MLAs better deal with the difficult challenges they face by providing more involvement in the governing process. The NWT...

Research services for Parliamentary committees.
June 22, 1996... Responsibilities of parliamentary committees have developed considerably since the mid-1970s and the role of staff assisting them has mirrored these changes. In 1974, the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament provided staff to nine...

Committee systems in Quebec and Ontario pt2: resources and functions.
June 22, 1996... Part I of this article, published in the Spring issue of the Review, compared the structure and organization of the committee system in Ontario and Quebec. Information was taken from a study called Parliamentary Reform Ten Years Later published...

Interview with two longtime Manitoba MLAs.
June 22, 1996... Few legislators have long political careers. The turnover in most Canadian legislatures is such that two or three terms is considered a long time. There are, of course, exceptions. In Manitoba the two longest serving members are Harry Enns and...

CPA activities: the Canadian scene: new speakers in Quebec and Saskatchewan.
June 22, 1996... Quebec On March 12, 1996, Jean-Pierre Charbonneau was elected President of the Quebec National Assembly. He was born in Saint-Eustache, near Montreal, on January 3, 1950 and holds a diploma from Ahuntsic College in social science and a...

Manitoba Legislative Assembly.
June 22, 1996... The Second Session of the Thirty-Sixth Legislature reconvened on April 2, 1996 with the presentation of the Budget for 1996-97 and the adoption of the new Provisional Rules of the Legislative Assembly through concurrence of a report by the...

Senate.
June 22, 1996... On February 27, 1996, the Governor General of Canada gave the Speech from the Throne in the Senate Chamber to open the Second Session of the Thirty-Fifth Parliament. Just prior to prorogation of the First Session, the Liberals had obtained a...

Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly.
June 22, 1996... Members of the Thirteenth Assembly, including a record number of first term MLAs, convened in Yellowknife November 20 and 21, 1995 for a Territorial Leadership Committee meeting following the October 16 General Election. Election of the...

Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly.
June 22, 1996... The inaugural session of the 23nd Legislature opened on February 29, 1995, with Lieutenant Governor John Wiebe announcing a "quiet revolution" of fundamental changes to education, health care, municipal government and welfare programs. ...

(Quebec) Assemblee nationale.
June 22, 1996... On March 12, 1996 the Quebec National Assembly resumed its proceedings, which had adjourned on December 15, 1995. This sitting was mainly devoted to welcoming the Member for Jonquere and new Prime Minister, Lucien Bouchard, and the Member for...

Ontario Legislative Assembly.
June 22, 1996... The Ontario Legislature has witnessed several noteworthy events in the last three months. Bob Rae, the leader of the third party, and former Premier, has resigned. Bud Wildman is acting as the interim leader for the New Democratic Party....

House of Commons.
June 22, 1996... The Second Session of the 35th Parliament opened with the Speech from the Throne on Tuesday, February 27, 1996. Procedure When the Prime Minister moved the usual motions to elect a Deputy Chairman and an Assistant Deputy Chairman of...

British Columbia Legislative Assembly.
June 22, 1996... British Columbia's 35th Parliament was dissolved on April 30th and a long-awaited election campaign began. For the first time in many years, a number of political parties may achieve electoral success. The governing NDP are led by Glen Clark;...

Election results: British Columbia.
June 22, 1996... May 28, 1996 New Democratic Party 39 Liberal Party 33 Reform Party 2 Progressive Democratic Alliance Party 1 (1) George Abbott Shuswap ...