Canadian Parliamentary Review articles from September 1996

Canadian Parliamentary Review archives from September 1996

Determining the official opposition in New Brunswick and the House of Commons.
September 22, 1996... Normally the question of who forms the official opposition does not arise because the party winning the second largest number of seats automatically assumes the role. The solution is less clear when opposition parties are tied or are of nearly...

Parliamentary perspective on the Arctic Council.
September 22, 1996... In September 1996 a new international organization, the Arctic Council, was established. Earlier this year the Second Conference of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region took place in Yellowknife. This article looks at the background of the...

Women cabinet ministers in Canadian provinces 1976-1994.
September 22, 1996... Women's participation in leadership circles in Canadian politics has moved beyond "firsts" of various sorts. This is perhaps especially true at the provincial level, yet at this point there has been insufficient study of women holding elite...

Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians.
September 22, 1996... On May 29, 1996 Bill C-275 establishing a Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians was adopted and thirty-four bronze plaques (one for each Parliament) with the names of all members who have served in the Senate and House of Commons were...

Televoting for Canadians: lessons from party leadership contests.
September 22, 1996... This article looks at previous examples of televoting for selecting party leaders and explores something of the reaction of televoters themselves to the process. What was their experience with televoting? What do they think about it? In the...

Henri Bourassa's career in the Quebec Legislative Assembly.
September 22, 1996... Henri Bourassa's career as a Quebec legislator was as brief as it was spectacular. Elected in 1908, he sat for only four sessions and withdrew from parliamentary life in 1912. In the eyes of his contemporaries, however, those four years were a...

Round table on restructuring education.
September 22, 1996... Educational reform was the subject of one session at the 1996 Regional Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in Winnipeg. The lead speaker was David Newman, MLA of Manitoba. Delegates from several other jurisdictions also...

CPA activities: the Canadian region.
September 22, 1996... Thirty-Fifth Regional Conference, Winnipeg From July 27 - August 2, 1996, more than 80 legislators and observers from the Senate, the House of Commons and every provincial and territorial legislature except British Columbia gathered in...

Quebec: Assemblee Nationale.
September 22, 1996... On 19 June 1996, the National Assembly adjourned its proceedings for the summer break having held 41 sittings since the beginning of the new session. During this period, a considerable number of bills were passed, including 37 public bills and...

Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly.
September 22, 1996... The Third Session of the 13th Assembly reconvened May 1 with the release of Building a Foundation for the Future: The Northwest Territories' Agenda for Change. The 19-page document outlines the Government and Legislative Assembly's blueprint to...

Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly.
September 22, 1996... The First Session of the 23rd Legislature adjourned on June 25, 1996, after 17 weeks and 80 sitting days. A total of 127 bills were introduced, including 4 private members bills and 20 opposition public bills. Ninety-eight of the 103 Government...

Manitoba Legislative Assembly.
September 22, 1996... The House recessed on June 6, 1996, bringing to a close a fairly raucous Spring sitting that was characterized by the introduction of a heavy legislative agenda, debate of estimates, highly polarized ideological debates and a strike by public...

House of Commons.
September 22, 1996... When the Leader of the Opposition, Michel Gauthier, opened debate on a supply day opposition motion on May 16, he announced that he was splitting the speaking time for Members of his party. This meant that the second speaker on the motion would...

British Columbia Legislative Assembly.
September 22, 1996... The Legislative Assembly met on June 25th for the first time since the general election of May 28th. The expectation was for a short summer session, with priority given to passing a budget and ministry estimates, with comparatively little in...

Senate.
September 22, 1996... Throughout this Parliament, the Senate has attracted considerable attention, certainly more than it usually receives. Much of this has been because the Government lacks an absolute majority in the appointed Chamber and has seen some of its...

New Brunswick Legislative Assembly.
September 22, 1996... The First Session of the Fifty-third Legislative Assembly opened on February 6, 1996, with the Speech from the Throne, by Lieutenant-Governor Margaret NorrieMcCain. As part of the opening ceremonies, an Aboriginal Sweet Grass Ceremony was...