Canadian Parliamentary Review articles from September 1999

Canadian Parliamentary Review archives from September 1999

Reflections on the path to Senate reform.
September 22, 1999... In a speech to the Senate in 1982 Eugene Forsey noted that "almost from the morrow of Confederation, there has been talk of Senate reform, so much so that when, in 1925, Prime Minister Mackenzie King put into his election platform a...

Canada and the World trade organization.
September 22, 1999... In 1998 and 1999 the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade conducted a series of public hearings in Ottawa and across Canada to discuss Canada's trade objectives and the forthcoming agenda on the World Trade...

Problem of confidentiality of Committee Reports.
September 22, 1999... On February 11, 1999, the Standing Committee on Procedure and House of Affairs began investigating the problem of confidential committee reports being leaked to the media prior to being presented in the House of Commons. It held several meet...

Alberta youth Parliament project.
September 22, 1999... Democracy came alive for 83 Alberta grade 10 social studies students who spent five and a half hours serving as MLAs during the first Mr. Speaker's Alberta Youth Parliament on April 15 and 16, 1999. Fourteen teachers participated in the...

End of the first-past-the post electoral system?
September 22, 1999... All federal, provincial and territorial elections in Canada use the first-past-the-post electoral system. However, this system is coming under increased criticism due to the disparity between popular votes and seats won in the Assembly. This...

Parliament and the Internet: the present and the future.
September 22, 1999... Every member of the Senate and the House of Commons along with their staff have access to e-mail, the World-Wide Web and Usenet newsgroups. However, just getting connected to the internet does not ensure that this communications tool is used to...

Administration of elections in British Columbia.
September 22, 1999... Democratic government is predicated on free elections and the results must be an accurate reflection of the will of the electorate. This article looks at some constitutional, legal, procedural, and ethical reasons why we need an ongoing...

House of Commons (legislative report).
September 22, 1999... On May 13, 1999, during debate under Government Orders, Gilles Perron (Riviere-des-Mille-Iles, BQ) announced that he would take one minute of his allotted time to observe one minute of silence. The Member wished to protest against the...

Manitoba (legislative report).
September 22, 1999... In spite of rumoured election calls, the Manitoba Legislative Assembly continued to sit during the spring and summer months. The provincial budget was delivered on April 29, 1999 by Finance Minister Harold Gilleshammer. The budget, which marked...

Nunavut (legislative report).
September 22, 1999... Helen Maksagak, Commissioner of Nunavut, opened the Second Session of the new territory's Legislative Assembly on May 12, held at Iqaluit's Anglican Parish Hall. This Session was the last to be held prior to the autumn of this year, when the...

New Brunswick (legislative report).
September 22, 1999... The Fourth Session of the Fifty-third Legislative Assembly adjourned on March 12, 1999, after forty sitting days. Seventy-one bills were introduced in the House, sixty-six of which received Royal Assent. A new Members' Conflict of Interest...

Assemblee nationale Quebec (legislative report).
September 22, 1999... The first period of extended hours of sitting for the National Assembly during the course of the Thirty-sixth Legislature was held from 25 May 1999 to 18 June 1999. A total of 33 Government bills were adopted during this period (three of these...

CPA activities: the Canadian scene.
September 22, 1999... Canadian Regional Conference The 38th Canadian Regional Conference of CPA was held in Quebec City from August 7 to 13, 1999. The host of the conference was Jean-Pierre Charbonneau, President of the National Assembly. The Senate, House of...

Election results: Ontario, June 3, 1999.
September 22, 1999... Ontario June 3, 1999 Progressive Conservative Party 59 Liberal Party 35 New Democratic Party 9 Dominic Agostino Hamilton East Lib Ted Arnott...

Election results: New Brunswick, June 7, 1999.
September 22, 1999... New Brunswick June 7, 1999 Progressive Conservative Party 44 Liberal Party 10 New Democratic Party 1 Eric Allaby Fundy Isles Lib David Alward Woodstock ...

Election results: Nova Scotia, July 27, 1999.
September 22, 1999... Nova Scotia July 27, 1999 Progressive Conservative Party 29 Liberal Party 11 New Democratic Party 11 Murielle Baillie Pictou West PC Michael Baker Lunenburg...