Canadian Parliamentary Review articles from June 2004

Canadian Parliamentary Review archives from June 2004

Parliament and democracy in the 21st century: Canada and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.(Guest Editorial)
June 22, 2004... Most observers consider that modern Parliaments have three main functions which are identified as the legislative function (including participation in the making of public policy through lawmaking and parliamentary enquiries); oversight...

The impartiality of the speakership: a round table.
June 22, 2004... Confidence in the impartiality of the Speaker is an indispensable condition to the successful operation of the Speakership. Many conventions exist that have as their object to ensure the impartiality of the Speaker; however, these conventions...

An unknown but not a secret process: appointment of Supreme Court Justices.
June 22, 2004... On February 4, 2004 the federal government reaffirmed its commitment originally made on December 12, 2003 to "specifically consult the Standing Committee on Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, on how best to...

Removing the virtual right of first ministers to demand dissolution: electoral reform, minority government, and the democratic deficit.
June 22, 2004... Five of ten provincial governments--New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Ontario, and British Columbia--are considering changes to the way in which votes cast during provincial elections are translated into seats in their provincial...

British Columbia's Citizens' Assembly: the learning phase.
June 22, 2004... The need to revitalize democracy, including our electoral system, is very much on the agenda both federally and in the provinces and territories. A system that often results in massive disparities between votes received and seats won by a...

Some visual aspects of the monarchical tradition.
June 22, 2004... The accession of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 occurred in the midst of the gradual transformation of the old British Empire into the new Commonwealth of Nations. Constitutionally the adoption of a shared monarchy among autonomous nations was a...

Modernisation of royal assent in Canada.
June 22, 2004... In June 2002 the Canadian Parliament passed a bill to allow for a new written declaration procedure to be used for royal assent. The Royal Assent Act was passed to facilitate the work of Parliament by enabling royal assent to be signified by...

Interview: Hon. Robert Speller MP: chairman, executive committee, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.
June 22, 2004... The fiftieth Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association will take place in Canada from August 30 to September 9, 2004. The current Chairman of the Executive Committee of CPA is a Canadian, Robert Speller. He was interviewed about...

Parliamentary book shelf.
June 22, 2004... Voting Counts: Electoral Reform for Canada, Law Commission of Canada, Ottawa, 2004, 209p. On March 31, 2004, the Law Commission of Canada released its report entitled Voting Counts: Electoral Reform for Canada. This report is the...

CPA activities: the Canadian scene.
June 22, 2004... In September 2004 the 50th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference will take place in Toronto. It will bring together more than 400 senior Parliamentarians and parliamentary officials. Workshops will be held on the following topics: *...

New Brunswick.(Legislative Reports)
June 22, 2004... The first session of the Fifty-fifth Legislature which adjourned December 19, 2003, resumed on March 30 when Finance Minister Jeannot Volpe (MLA for Madawaska-les-Lacs) delivered the 2004-2005 budget address. The Minister noted that the first...

Manitoba.(Legislative Reports)
June 22, 2004... The Second Session of the 38th Manitoba Legislature resumed on March 1, 2004 with a two week sitting. A number of Bills were debated during this period, with two receiving Royal Assent on March 11, 2004: * Bill 7--The Criminal Property...

Assemblee Nationale: Quebec.(Legislative Reports)
June 22, 2004... On March 23, 2004, in answer to a request made by the Action Democratique du Quebec Member for Chutes-de-la-Chaudiere, the President gave the following directive concerning the effects of the arrival of a fifth independent Member on the...

Yukon.(Legislative Reports)
June 22, 2004... The 2004 Spring Sitting of the Yukon Legislative Assembly began on March 25. Pursuant to Standing Order 74 the government introduced all the bills it wanted to see dealt with during this sitting by the fifth sitting day, April 1. Subsequently,...

Prince Edward Island.(Legislative Reports)
June 22, 2004... On Tuesday, March 30, 2004, the First Session of the Sixty-second General Assembly re-opened for the Spring Sitting. The Hon. Mitch Murphy presented his first budget address as Provincial Treasurer on March 30. Health and Social Services...

Nunavut.(Legislative Reports)
June 22, 2004... Nunavut's second general election took place on February 16, 2004. A total of 82 candidates were nominated in the territory's 19 constituencies. An acclamation took place in the constituency of Rankin Inlet North. Elections Nunavut, the...

Senate.(Legislative Reports)
June 22, 2004... The Third Session of the 37th Parliament, which opened on February 2, 2004, was expected to be a short one. With a new Prime Minister in office, it was understood that business would have to move quickly if the Government expected to complete...

Alberta.(Legislative Reports)
June 22, 2004... The Spring Sitting of the Fourth Session of the 25th Legislature commenced on February 17, 2004 with the Speech from the Throne delivered by the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, Lois Hole. The speech centred on the impact the energy industry has...

Saskatchewan.(Legislative Reports)
June 22, 2004... The 25th Legislature convened for the first time on March 18, 2004. The first order of business was the selection of a Speaker. Doreen Hamilton (Regina Wascana Plains) and Myron Kowalsky (Prince Albert Carlton) put their names forward for the...

British Columbia.(Legislative Reports)
June 22, 2004... On February 10, 2004, Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo opened British Columbia's 5th session of the 37th Parliament. The theme "bring out the best in British Columbia" was evident throughout the Throne Speech. The Lieutenant-Governor's...

House of Commons.(Legislative Reports)
June 22, 2004... The House convened on February 2, 2004 to open the Third Session of the 37th Parliament with a Speech from the Throne, in which the Governor General presented the legislative agenda of Paul Martin's government. Several bills from the previous...