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The Minister of Transport introduced the Safeguarding Canada's Seas and Skies Act implemented the International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea, extends civil and criminal immunity to oil spill response operations, and adds new reporting requirements ...
The Parliament of Canada Act (French: Loi sur le Parlement du Canada) is an Act of the Parliament of Canada to define the rules, customs and regulations of the Parliament of Canada itself. The Parliament of Canada was defined in the 1867 Constitution Act forming Canada. The rules were defined as following the Parliament of Great Britain and ...
Lobbying Act, 1985; Pest Control Products Act, 1985; Radiocommunication Act, 1985; Employment Equity Act, 1986; Canada Agricultural Products Act, 1988; Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse Act, 1988; Canadian Multiculturalism Act, 1988; Emergencies Act, 1988; Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act, 1988; Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal ...
The 43rd Canadian Parliament was in session from December 5, 2019, to August 15, 2021, with the membership of its Lower House, the House of Commons of Canada, having been determined by the results of the 2019 federal election held on October 21, 2019.
Hence, whenever a constitutional amendment was sought by the Canadian Parliament, the enactment of a British law was necessary, though Canada's consent was required. The Parliament of Canada was granted limited power to amend the constitution by a British Act of Parliament in 1949, but it was not permitted to affect the powers of provincial ...
The Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA, 1999; French: Loi canadienne sur la protection de l'environnement (1999)) is an act of the 36th Parliament of Canada, whose goal is to contribute to sustainable development through pollution prevention and to protect the environment, human life and health from the risks associated with toxic substances.
The Centre Block on Parliament Hill, location of the Parliament of Canada. The 2008–2009 Canadian parliamentary dispute, during the 40th Canadian Parliament, was triggered by the expressed intention of the opposition parties (who together held a majority of seats in the House of Commons) to defeat the Conservative minority government on a motion of non-confidence six weeks after the federal ...
Under the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022, the Crown may, at any time, dissolve Parliament. This is usually done "on request" of the prime minister. The Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022 repealed the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011, and returned the royal prerogative to dissolve Parliament back to The Crown. Without ...