The Senate reform bill: a constitutional danger for Canada

The Senate reform bill: a constitutional danger for Canada

[...]the situation could be even worse here than in the United States, because Canada does not have a constitutional mechanism to resolve disagreements between two elected chambers claiming the same legitimacy to speak for the people. Since the Quebec National Assembly never agreed to the Constituti...

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Veröffentlicht in:Inroads (Ottawa) 2012-06 (31), p.71
1. Verfasser: Dion, Stephane
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Bills
Bills, Legislative
Canadians
Congressional committees
Constitutional law
Constitutions
Harper, Stephen
Legislative bills
Parliamentary reform
Political activity
Political aspects
Politics
Prime ministers
Term limitations
Time management
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Zusammenfassung:[...]the situation could be even worse here than in the United States, because Canada does not have a constitutional mechanism to resolve disagreements between two elected chambers claiming the same legitimacy to speak for the people. Since the Quebec National Assembly never agreed to the Constitution Act, 1982, the Quebec government would insist on resolving this issue before even considering Senate reform.
ISSN:1188-746X