Canadian Parliamentary Review articles from March 1996

Canadian Parliamentary Review archives from March 1996

Summoning and swearing of witnesses: experience of the Pearson Airport Committee.
March 22, 1996... On December 13, 1995, a Special Senate Committee established to examine the agreements leading to the lease of Pearson International Airoport and the subsequent cancellation of the lease presented its final report, including a minority opinion...

What kind of representatives do Canadians want?
March 22, 1996... Observers of the House of Commons cannot help but notice that the mood and decorum in the House of Commons deteriorated almost immediately after the close NO vote in the Quebec referendum. As the aftermath of the referendum unfolds, and the...

Information, Parliament, and the "New Public Management".
March 22, 1996... Advocates of the new public management reforms to governance suggest that performance measures and business plans will help improve both the efficiency of the government and the ability of legislators to scrutinize the public service. While...

Code of conduct: a lobbyist's perspective.
March 22, 1996... During its hearings, the Special Joint Committee on the Code of Conduct heard suggestions for a written code of ethics for parliamentarians from academics, ethics commissioners and other witnesses. In November 1995, the Committee heard from a...

Communitarianism: a legislator's perspective.
March 22, 1996... Communitarianism is a modern social movement consisting of individuals and organizations who have come together to promote the view that individual liberties depend upon bolstering the foundations of civil society: community consensus on social...

Committee systems in Quebec and Ontario: part 1: structure and organization.
March 22, 1996... The year 1994 marked the 10th anniversary of the adoption of new Standing Orders by the Quebec National Assembly. A project to analyze the impact of this reform was undertaken to determine whether its initial objectives had been met, and...

House of Commons.
March 22, 1996... The House adjourned for its usual winter break on December 14, 1995. It was scheduled to last until February 5, 1996. However, shortly after Bill C-110, an Act Respecting Constitutional Amendments, was passed by the Senate and given Royal...

Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly.
March 22, 1996... The first session of the 23rd Legislature is scheduled to open on February 29, 1995. Premier Roy Romanow, in announcing the date, indicated that the legislative program will be structured upon redesigning government in the areas of health,...

Manitoba Legislative Assembly.
March 22, 1996... The Second Session of the 36th Legislature commenced on December 5, 1995. It was a brief return consisting of the Speech from the Throne and the following customary eight days of debate. The House recessed on December 15 for the holiday season...

Quebec National Assembly.
March 22, 1996... Last fall the National Assembly sat for only fourteen days between November 28 and December 15, 1995. The referendum on the sovereignty of Quebec, which took place in October, accounts for the fact that this part of the session was so brief....

British Columbia Legislative Assembly.
March 22, 1996... On February 18, the governing New Democratic Party selected a new leader to replace the departing Mike Harcourt. As expected, Employment and Investment Minister, Glen Clark won handily on the first ballot, defeating former Social Services...

Senate.
March 22, 1996... Though the Senate sat just nine days from December, when it adjourned on the 15th for the holidays, to February 2nd, when the two year long session was prorogued by the Government, it was an intense period of activity. A dozen bills, some of...

Ontario Legislative Assembly.
March 22, 1996... The Ontario Legislature found itself in unusual circumstances in November 1995, drawing the attention of viewers across the country. On November 29, the Minister of Finance, Ernie Eves was scheduled to make an economic statement. Many members...

13th Canadian Presiding Officers' Conference.
March 22, 1996... The 13th Canadian Presiding Officers' Conference took place in Whitehorse, Yukon on January 26 and 27, 1996, during a record-breaking cold spell. Delegates were treated to minus 48[degrees] celsius temperatures. John Devries, Speaker of...

Regional Council meeting.
March 22, 1996... Following the Presiding Officers conference a meeting of the Canadian Regional Council of CPA was held. Among other things, Manitoba was confirmed as the site for the 1996 Regional Conference with Saskatchewan, Ontario and Quebec offering to...

New speaker of Saskatchewan.
March 22, 1996... On February 29, 1996, Glenn Hagel became the third Speaker to be elected in Saskatchewan under the new rules and the first to win in a contested ballot. Mr. Hagel was born in Beiseker, Alberta on August 17, 1949. He attended the...

Election results: Newfoundland & Labrador.
March 22, 1996... February 22, 1996 Liberal Party 37 Progressive Conservative Party 9 New Democratic Party 1 Independent 1 (1) Wally Andersen Torngat Mountains LIB ...