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Canadian administrative law is the body of law "that applies to all administrative decisions, whether issued by front-line officials, ministers, economic regulatory agencies, or administrative tribunals, with interpretations of law and exercises of discretion subject to the same . . . rules."
Prior to introduction of responsible government in 1848, the Province of Canada, then a British colonial possession lacked an organized civil service. [5] Positions in the colonial administration were then largely filled through patronage, with appointments almost exclusively controlled by the sitting governor, often under the advisement of members of the ruling Family Compact, who would ...
The commissioner is responsible for administering both the Conflict of Interest Act and the members' code. Mary Dawson was the first commissioner, appointed on July 9, 2007, with the coming into force of the Conflict of Interest Act. Her initial appointment was for a term of seven years. She was reappointed in July 2014 for a two-year term.
Black was appointed as an Officer of the order in 1990, [5] and surrendered his Canadian citizenship in 2001 to overcome political hurdles preventing his appointment to the House of Lords. Black was convicted of mail fraud in 2007. On January 31, 2014, he was removed from the Order of Canada by Gov. Gen. David Johnston. [6]
The Judicature Act enacted these changes in 1919, and it was proclaimed in 1921. [4] It was not until 1979 that the court changed its name to the "Court of Appeal of Alberta" through the Court of Appeal Act , [ 5 ] at the same time that the Supreme Court Trial Division and the District Court were amalgamated and renamed the "Court of Queen's ...
Voters in California have rejected a ballot measure that would have raised the state minimum wage to $18 per hour by 2026, the highest in the country. Opponents, including the California Chamber ...
Image credits: Westford Animal Control / Facebook A woman walking by the Nabnasset Lake in Westfold, Massachusetts, noticed a cat stuck on the ice in the middle of the lake and immediately called ...
The Constitution Act, 1867, outlines that persons are to be summoned and appointed for life to the King's Privy Council by the governor general, [11] though convention dictates that this be done on the advice of the sitting prime minister. As its function is to provide the vehicle for advising the Crown, the members of the Privy Council are ...