legislative branch of Canadian Parliament

The argument over the authority of the High Court of Justice to overturn laws has been on the public agenda for over 20 years. The justices gave themselves that authority in a ruling issued on November 9, 1995, five days after the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (United Mizrahi Bank v. Migdal ...

In 2016, the Canadian Parliament implemented this decision with legislation that made physician aid in dying legal throughout Canada. Here in New ... As for the Medical Aid in Dying Act, A.2383/S.3151, New York legislative leaders have not allowed this bill to be voted on in the Assembly or Senate. End of ...

As governments are increasingly having to contend with cryptocurrencies, legislative hearings on the topic are surging. In Canada, the Standing Committee on Finance just brought in cryptoverse denizens to discuss the space and regulations. During said hearing, bitcoin entrepreneur Jonathan Hamel ...

On March 15, the Students' Society of McGill University (SSMU) Legislative Council assembled to discuss two new motions regarding support for a Fall ... “would be based largely on the Ottawa Protocol, which was adopted by the Canadian Parliament, and has also been adopted by Ryerson University.”.

The Abe government will submit a proposal ratifying the pact next month, along with a package of relevant bills. When the parliament debated the original 12-member TPP, signed in 2016, all opposition parties except for Nippon Ishin no Kai came out against the deal. The same pushback is expected this ...

The upper and lower houses ended up debating the original TPP for more than 130 hours altogether. If the TPP-11 were to get similarly bogged down in debate, passage of the trade agreement by the June close of the legislative session could be put in doubt. As the leader on the TPP, the onus is on Japan ...

Sexual harassment and the #MeToo movement took centre stage in Canadian Parliament as the House of Commons debated a new law to deal with misconduct in the workplace. Bill C-65 introduces new rules and processes for dealing with sexual harassment in federally regulated workplaces. Sexual ...

MONTPELIER - The effort to restore passenger train service between Vermont and Montreal has cleared major legislative hurdles in the United States and Canada, but several logistical challenges remain. The Canadian Parliament approved legislation last month that would allow a new security clearance ...

Vermont Business Magazine Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) hails action this week by the Canadian Parliament to pass new customs preclearance language into law that will make possible improved rail and air travel between Vermont – and other points in the United States -- and Canada. For an ...

While proposal for this project is not new to the Canadian Parliament, members of ACEC-Canada hoped to expedite political action by presenting a session about the national corridor during their 2017 national leadership conference, which took place Oct. 22-24 and was attended by government officials ...

... of legislative powers conferred by statute. In contrast, the 1867 Constitution Act enacted by the Imperial Parliament, describing the principles on which Canada's confederation took place, defines the principles under which the Canadian Parliament should legislate as “peace, order, and good government.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — A significant health care-related federal legislation was enacted by the Canadian Parliament on June 17, 2016: The Euthanasia/Assisted Suicide law creates a regulatory framework for medical assistance in dying in Canada. With the legislation, Canada has joined The Netherlands ...

... who represents Oswego, Jefferson and parts of St. Lawrence counties, traveled to Ottawa to testify before the Canadian Parliament's Standing Senate ... Ritchie worked closely with Runciman and Brown to get the fine reduced, which also led to the formation of the binational "Legislative Border Caucus.

Established in 2008, the NACIA program recognizes and promotes North American building projects for their outstanding use of architectural copper and copper alloys. Now in its 10th year, the annual awards program showcases a wide range of projects, all of which highlight craftsmanship, attention to ...

On Thursday, the ruling Liberal Party in the Canadian Parliament introduced a bill that would legalize marijuana for recreational purposes. ... Still, the bill may face some hurdles in the independent Senate, a legislative body that traditionally is more ceremonial in function but is recently doing more to assert ...