Canadian Parliamentary Review articles from March 2001

Canadian Parliamentary Review archives from March 2001

Toward a more responsive parliament.
March 22, 2001... Parliamentarians from all parties have long called for changes that would make the House of Commons more responsive to Canadians. The record low voter turnout at the last federal election is also a warning from the electorate to make local MPs...

Confidentiality of Committee Reports.
March 22, 2001... Report of the Senate Committee on Privileges, Standing Rules and Orders In 1999 the contents of certain Senate Committee reports appeared in the media before being tabled in the Senate. As a result the Standing Committee on Privileges,...

Introduction to procedure in the House of Commons.
March 22, 2001... Some knowledge of procedure in necessary to be an effective Member of Parliament or staffer. To assist new Members and staff to get up to speed on procedural issues, the Library of Parliament, in co-operation with the House of Commons, offered...

Privacy and electronic commerce.
March 22, 2001... In April 2000 Parliament passed the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (otherwise known as Bill C-6). This law extends privacy protection to the private sector, including the burgeoning and complex field of electronic...

To run or not to run? A survey of former Members of the Parliament of Canada.
March 22, 2001... To determine the types of experiences that members of parliament face both in office and after leaving public life, the Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians (CAFP) surveyed their membership. The following article is a brief summary...

Improved election outcomes via regional seats system.
March 22, 2001... The first-past-the-post (FPP) system of election in single-Member constituencies is the only means used for election to legislative assemblies in Canada at this time. Occasionally, this system gives far too many seats to the leading party and...

Speaker's rulings (from the House of Commons).
March 22, 2001... Use of Internet Sites by Members of the Legislature, December 13, 2000, Speaker Gary Carr, Legislative Assembly of Ontario Background: On Monday, December 5, 2000, the Member for Windsor-St. Clair (Dwight Duncan) rose on a question of...

Legislative reports: Ontario.
March 22, 2001... During the second half of the Legislature's Fall sitting, a number of noteworthy pieces of legislation were passed: * the Toughest Environmental Penalties Act which significantly increased fines for environment-related infractions under the...

Legislative reports: Manitoba.
March 22, 2001... On November 21, 2000, Manitobans went to the polls to elect new representatives in the constituencies of Tuxedo (formerly held by Gary Filmon) and Kirkfield Park (formerly held by Eric Stefanson). The two long time Progressive Conservative...

Legislative reports: Senate.
March 22, 2001... As Parliament was dissolved on October 22 for the November 27 general election, this report will look at the end of the previous Parliament and the start of the new one. 36th Parliament Among the bills that the Government had...

Legislative reports: New Brunswick.
March 22, 2001... The Third Session of the 54th Legislature adjourned Wednesday, December 20, 2000, to reconvene Tuesday, March 27, 2001. During the 22-day sitting, Members passed 24 public Bills, debated and passed a capital budget and unveiled a plaque...

Legislative reports: Saskatchewan.
March 22, 2001... A new Saskatchewan premier was sworn into office on February 8th. Lorne Calvert, a former minister in the administration of retiring Premier Roy Romanow, assumed the role as a result of capturing the leadership of the New Democratic Party on...

Legislative reports: Northwest Territories.
March 22, 2001... The Third Session of the Fourteenth Legislative Assembly reconvened on October 31st, 2000. On November 3rd, Jane Groenewegen, Minister of Health and Social Services, introduced Motion 9-14(3): Legislative Assembly's Declaration on Family...

Legislative reports: House of Commons.
March 22, 2001... An election was held in every electoral district in Canada on the twenty-seventh day of November, 2000. The election was characterised by low voter turnout. Only 58% of Canadians voted in the election, a decrease of more than 5% from the...

Legislative reports: Prince Edward Island.
March 22, 2001... The 2nd Session of the 61st General Assembly of Prince Edward Island's opened on November 23, 2000 with the reading of the Speech from the Throne by Lieutenant Governor Gilbert R. Clements. The session adjourned on December 20 after 15 sitting...

Legislative reports: Quebec.
March 22, 2001... When the proceedings adjourned on December 20, 2000, the Members of the Quebec National Assembly had passed some thirty public bills (one of which was introduced by the Official Opposition House Leader) and four private bills, since the...

Legislative reports: British Columbia.
March 22, 2001... The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia met for a special sitting on December 7, 2000, in order to bring forward the second Supplementary Estimates in British Columbia's history. The BC Legislature introduced, debated and passed its first...

CPA activities: the Canadian scene.
March 22, 2001... New Speaker of the Senate Prime Minister Jean Chretien announced the appointment of Dan Hays as Speaker of the Senate on January 26, 2001. Dan Hays was born in Calgary, Alberta, in 1939. He was appointed to the Senate on June 29,1984...