Canadian Parliamentary Review articles from June 2007

Canadian Parliamentary Review archives from June 2007

Democracy in the 21st century: children: the silenced citizens/ La democratie au XXIe siecle: les enfants: des citoyens sans voix.(Guest Editorial/Collaboration speciale)
June 22, 2007... Canada took a leadership role in drafting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and in encouraging widespread adherence. The convention took its final form in 1989 and Canada ratified in 1991. The Convention is the first...

The appearance of accounting officers before the public accounts committee?/ Les temoignages des administrateurs des comptes devant le Comite des comptes publics.
June 22, 2007... In March 2007 the Public Accounts Committee adopted a Protocol for the Appearance of Accounting Officers as witnesses before the Standing Committee on Public Accounts. This article looks at the proposed protocol and the subsequent debate about...

The lessons of a very political life/ Lecons tirees d'une vie consacree a la politique.(Report)
June 22, 2007... Public opinion polls show that Canadians have lost respect for their political parties and institutions. They are more inclined to engage in protests or to work for interest groups to influence public policy. Parties are seen as less...

Fixed election dates and cultural or religious holidays: the Ontario experience/ Elections a date fixe et journees d'importance culturelle ou religieuse: l'experience de l'Ontario.
June 22, 2007... Ontario is one of three provinces to have adopted legislation providing for fixed election dates. British Columbia and Newfoundland and Labrador are the others. But, what happens if the date provided in the legislation coincides with a date of...

Recent procedural developments in the British House of Commons/ Elements nouveaux en matiere de procedure a la Chambre des communes Britannique.
June 22, 2007... The "Mother of Parliaments' may have a somewhat staid, matronly reputation abroad, but actually she is constantly updating her wardrobe. This article looks at some of the latest procedural fashions in Westminster, as introduced since the...

The Senate and the fight against the 1885 Chinese Immigration Act/ Le Senat Canadien et le combat contre la Loi de l'immigration chinoise de 1885.
June 22, 2007... On June 22, 2006, the Prime Minister rose in the House of Commons to "offer a full apology to Chinese Canadians for the head tax and express our deepest sorrow for the subsequent exclusion of Chinese immigrants. " After recalling the...

The politician and the actor--learning to communicate on television/ Le politicien et l'acteur--apprendre a communiquer a la television.(Report)
June 22, 2007... Television has become a pervasive form of communication in our world and its encompassing nature ensures that any political leader unable or unwilling to use it as a means of communication will be at a distinct disadvantage in getting their...

What the parliament buildings mean to me/ Reflexions sur les edifices du parlement.(Canadian parliament buildings)
June 22, 2007... Despite the cynicism many people have about politics and politicians, the buildings that house our parliamentary institutions are still held with great affection in the hearts of many Canadians. This article demonstrates the fondness with which...

The People's House of Commons: Theories of Democracy in Contention.(Book review)
June 22, 2007... The People's House of Commons: Theories of Democracy in Contention by David E. Smith, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 2007. For forty years David Smith has been a pillar of the Political Science establishment. This is the last of a...

45th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference/45e Conference de l'association perlementaire du Commonwealth.(CPA Activities: The Canadian Scene/Activites de l'APC: La scene canadienne)
June 22, 2007... The annual conference of the Canadian Region of the CPA will take place in Winnipeg, Manitoba in July 2007. The first day of the conference, Tuesday July 24, will be devoted to sessions organized by the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians....

New Clerk in Ontario/Nouvelle greffiere en Ontario.(CPA Activities: The Canadian Scene/Activites de l'APC: La scene canadienne)(Deborah Deller appointed in Ontario Legislative Assembly)
June 22, 2007... The new Clerk of the Ontario Legislative Assembly is Deborah Deller. Her appointment was announced by Speaker Michael Brown and became effective on March 21, 2007. Ms Deller is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario. She has...

New Clerk in the Yukon/Nouveau greffier au Yukon.(CPA Activities: The Canadian Scene/Activites de l'APC: La scene canadienne)(Flyod McCormick appointed in Yukon Legislative Assembly)
June 22, 2007... The new Clerk of the Yukon Legislative Assembly is Floyd McCormick. He replaces Patrick Michael, who retired at the end of March 2007. Dr. McCormick has been Deputy Clerk of the Legislative Assembly since August 15, 2001. He earned a Ph.D....

Nova Scotia/Nouvelle-Ecosse.(Legislative Reports/Rapport legislatifs)(proceedings of the Legislative Assemby of Nova Scotia)
June 22, 2007... The name of the new Sergeant-at-Arms was incorrectly reported in the autumn, 2006 edition of the Canadian Parliamentary Review. The correct name of the new Sergeant-at-Arms is Kenneth Greenham. On September 7, 2006, the term of office of...

Manitoba.(Legislative Reports/Rapport legislatifs)(proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, Canada)
June 22, 2007... On April 4th, 2007 the Manitoba Legislature assembled as the Fifth Session of the Thirty-Eighth Legislature resumed amid much speculation about an impending provincial general election. The House sat for two and a half weeks before the...

Ontario.(Legislative Reports/Rapport legislatifs)(Ontario, Canada)
June 22, 2007... In the spring session, the Legislature passed a number of bills including Bill 155, An Act to provide for a referendum on Ontario's electoral system. As stated in its title, this Bill provides that if the Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform...

Nunavut.(Legislative Reports/Rapport legislatifs)(proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut)
June 22, 2007... The Fourth Session of the Second Legislative Assembly of Nunavut convened on March 6, 2007. The Opening Address was delivered by Commissioner Ann Meekitjuk Hanson. Finance Minister David Simailak delivered the Budget Address on March 7....

Quebec.(ASSEMBLEE NATIONALE)(Quebec, Canada)(proceedings of the Legislative Assembly)
June 22, 2007... At the request of the Premier Jean Charest, the Assembly held an extraordinary sitting on February 20, 2007 to permit Michel Audet, Minister of Finance, to deliver the budget speech. The debate on the budget speech did not take place,...

Saskatchewan.(Legislative Reports/Rapport legislatifs)(proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada)
June 22, 2007... The Saskatchewan Assembly began its spring session on March 6th by welcoming a new Member. Saskatchewan Party candidate Nancy Heppner was victorious in the March 5th by-election in the constituency of Martensville, winning with 77% of the...

House of Commons/Chambre des communes.(Legislative Reports/Rapport legislatifs)(Canada House of Commons)
June 22, 2007... The ever-looming possibility of a spring election set the tone for the early months of 2007, with repeated opposition challenges in the form of Supply Motions, Private Members' Bills and Committee Reports rejecting the government's policies and...

Alberta.(Legislative Reports/Rapport legislatifs)(proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta)
June 22, 2007... On March 7, 2007, Lieutenant Governor Norman L. Kwong delivered the Speech from the Throne. The Speech outlined actions the Government will undertake under five priorities: governing with integrity and transparency; managing growth pressures;...

Senate/ Le Senat.(Legislative Reports/Rapport legislatifs)(Canadian Senate)(Case study)
June 22, 2007... The high profile issues of climate change and Senate reform occupied much of the Senate's time during the winter of 2007. As the chamber of sober second thought, the Senate takes its role seriously and important legislation can expect to be...

British Columbia/ Colombie-Britannique.(Legislative Reports/Rapport legislatifs)(proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia)
June 22, 2007... The Third Session of the Thirty-eighth Parliament commenced on the afternoon of February 13, 2007 with reading of the Speech from the Throne by Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo. Building upon the government's previous commitments to the...

New Brunswick/ Nouveau-Brunswick.(Legislative Reports/Rapport legislatifs)(proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Cananda)
June 22, 2007... The First Session of the 56th Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick was convened at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, February 6, 2007. Eugene McGinley, Liberal MLA for Grand Lake-Gagetown was elected Speaker. Mr. McGinley, first elected in a 1972...

Prince Edward Island/ Ile-du-Prince-Edouard.(Legislative Reports/Rapport legislatifs)(proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada)
June 22, 2007... The Fourth Session of the Sixty-second General Assembly opened on November 16 and adjourned to the call of the Speaker on December 15, 2006. The Assembly was recalled on April 3, 2007, and dissolved on April 30, 2007. General Election ...