Document Information Date: 1981-03-31 By: Canada (Parliament) Citation: Canada, House of Commons Debates, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess, 1981 at 8782. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). COMMONS DEBATES — March 31, 1981 [Page 8782] THE CONSTITUTION RULING BY SUPREME COURT OF NEWFOUNDLAND ON CONSTITUTIONAL RESOLUTION—MOTION UNDER S.O. 43 Hon. James A. McGrath (St. John’s East): Madam Speaker, today is the thirty-second anniversary of the dominion of Newfoundland becoming a province of Canada. It is not without coincidence that the Appeal Division of the Supreme Court of… Read more Canada, House of Commons Debates, “Ruling by Supreme Court of Newfoundland on Constitutional Resolution”, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess (31 March 1981) →
Document Information Date: 1981-03-31 By: Canada (Parliament) Citation: Canada, House of Commons Debates, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess, 1981 at 8795-8806. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). COMMONS DEBATES — March 31, 1981 PRIVILEGE MR. McGRATH—THE CONSTITUTION—DECISION OF NEWFOUNDLAND COURT OF APPEAL [Page 8795] Hon. James A. McGrath (St. John’s East): Madam Speaker, I am very conscious of your ruling today on the point of order raised a few days ago by the Right Hon. Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Clark). I want to impress upon Your… Read more Canada, House of Commons Debates, “Mr. McGrath—The Constitution—Decision of Newfoundland Court Appeal”, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess (31 March 1981) →
Document Information Date: 1981-03-31 By: Canada (Parliament) Citation: Canada, House of Commons Debates, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess, 1981 at 8785-8790. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). COMMONS DEBATES — March 31, 1981 [Page 8785] THE CONSTITUTION RULING BY SUPREME COURT OF NEWFOUNDLAND ON CONSTITUTIONAL RESOLUTION—GOVERNMENT POSITION Right Hon. Joe Clark (Leader of the Opposition): Madam Speaker, my question is for the Prime Minister, who will know that the Newfoundland Supreme Court today ruled unanimously that the federal government—and I wish to quote from the ruling—”has .… Read more Canada, House of Commons Debates, “Ruling by Supreme Court of Newfoundland on Constitutional Resolution—Government Position”, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess (31 March 1981) →
Document Information Date: 1981-03-30 By: Canada (Parliament) Citation: Canada, House of Commons Debates, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess, 1981 at 8740-8756. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Why Is There No Text? This document has not yet been transcribed. Help us out by transcribing the PDF into a text file and emailing it to pd@theccf.ca. Your help will make PrimaryDocuments.ca the most complete word-searchable electronic repository of documents relating to the Canadian constitution. For more information consult our Be a Contributor page.
Document Information Date: 1981-03-27 By: Canada (Parliament) Citation: Canada, House of Commons Debates, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess, 1981 at 8685-8688. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). COMMONS DEBATES — March 27, 1981 THE CONSTITUTION ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUPREME COURT HEARING—REQUEST FOR WITHDRAWAL OF CONSTITUTIONAL RESOLUTION FROM CONSIDERATION BY PARLIAMENT [Page 8685] Right Hon. Joe Clark (Leader of the Opposition): Madam Speaker, through the Chair I would like to direct a question to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister will know that the Supreme Court of Canada has… Read more Canada, House of Commons Debates, “Announcement of Supreme Court Hearing—Request for Withdrawal of Constitutional Resolution from Consideration by Parliament”, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess (27 March 1981) →
Document Information Date: 1981-03-27 By: Canada (Parliament) Citation: Canada, House of Commons Debates, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess, 1980 at 8693-8694. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). CIVIL RIGHTS REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF FRANCHISE TO PENITENTIARY INMATES Mr. Svend J. Robinson (Burnaby): Madam Speaker, my question is for the Solicitor General. As the minister knows, the government of Quebec recently amended its provincial elections act to permit prisoners the right to vote. Despite the fact that some 3,000 prisoners in provincial institutions are being granted this right… Read more Canada, House of Commons Debates, “Civil Rights”, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess (27 March 1981) →
Document Information Date: 1981-03-24 By: Canada (Parliament) Citation: Canada, House of Commons Debates, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess, 1981 at 8566-8568. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). COMMONS DEBATES — March 24, 1981 [Page 8566] BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE MOTION TO EXTEND SITTINGS DURING DEBATE ON CONSTITUTION On the order: Government Notices of Motions: March 19, 1981—The President of the Privy Council: THAT WHEREAS the Prime Minister tabled in the House of Commons on October 6, 1980 a document entitled “Proposed Resolution for a Joint Address to… Read more Canada, House of Commons Debates, “Motion to Extend Sitting During Debate on Constitution”, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess (24 March 1981) →
Document Information Date: 1981-03-23 By: Canada (Parliament) Citation: Canada, House of Commons Debates, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess, 1981 at 8496. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). THE CONSTITUTION EFFECT OF CHARTER OF RIGHTS ON ABORTION PROVISIONS IN CRIMINAL CODE Mr. Stanley Hudecki (Hamilton West): Madam Speaker, my question is directed to the Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Social Development. It is my understanding that the government interprets the charter of rights in the proposed constitutional resolution as it pertains to the question of… Read more Canada, House of Commons Debates, “Constitution—Effect of Charter of Rights on Abortion Provisions in Criminal Code”, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess (23 March 1981) →