Document Information Date: 1983-06-27 By: Canada (Parliament) Citation: Canada, House of Commons Debates, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess, 1983 at 26749-26762. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). COMMONS DEBATES — June 27, 1983 CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT PROCLAMATION, 1983 MOTION TO AMEND CONSTITUTION OF CANADA [Page 26749] [English] Hon. Mark MacGuigan (Minister of Justice) moved: That: Whereas the Constitution Act, 1982 provides that an amendment to the Constitution of Canada may be made by proclamation issued by the Governor General under the Great Seal of Canada where so authorized… Read more Canada, House of Commons Debates, “Constitution Amendment Proclamation, 1983”, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess (27 June 1983) →
Document Information Date: 1982-04-27 By: Canada (Parliament) Citation: Canada, House of Commons Debates, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess, 1982 at 16687-16688. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). […] Mr. Benno Friesen (Surrey-White Rock-North Delta): […] Crown Prerogative simply means that it is the power by which the Prime Minister can do what he thinks necessary in what is deemed to be an emergency. I realize that the customs and statutes have somewhat limited those particular powers of the Crown prerogative, but it is a very loose and… Read more Canada, House of Commons Debates, “Emergency Measures—Limits of Crown Prerogative (B) Avenues of Redress”, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess (27 April 1982) →
Document Information Date: 1982-03-29 By: Canada (Parliament) Citation: Canada, House of Commons Debates, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess, 1982 at 15896-15897. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). EMERGENCY MEASURES APPLICATION OF CHARTER OF RIGHTS […] Mr. Svend J. Robinson (Burnaby): Madam Speaker, my supplementary question is directed to the Prime Minister. When the Prime Minister invoked the War Measures Act in 1970, he trampled on and overrode the fundamental rights protected by the Canadian Bill of Rights. Some hon. Members: It was Parliament. Mr. Robinson (Burnaby): He… Read more Canada, House of Commons Debates, “Emergency Measures”, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess (29 March 1982) →
Document Information Date: 1982-03-25 By: Canada (Parliament) Citation: Canada, House of Commons Debates, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess, 1982 at 15803. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). […] Hon. Lloyd Axworthy (Minister of Employment and Immigration): Madam Speaker, I am very pleased that the hon. member asked that question because it gives us the opportunity to explain that over the past several months we have been engaged in a very active discussion about affirmative action programs with the business community. As the bon. member knows, two parliamentary… Read more Canada, House of Commons Debates, “Request for Compulsory Action Program”, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess (25 March 1982) →
Document Information Date: 1982-03-25 By: Canada (Parliament) Citation: Canada, House of Commons Debates, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess, 1982 at 15807. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). EMERGENCY MEASURES PROTECTION AFFORDED BY CHARTER OF RIGHTS Mr. John Gamble (York North): Madam Speaker, in answer to a question asked by the hon. member for Saskatoon West with respect to the effect of the emergency planning order of May, 1981, the Prime Minister stated yesterday that the Charter of Rights affords protection to anyone whose rights are abused under… Read more Canada, House of Commons Debates, “Emergency Measures”, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess (25 March 1982) →
Document Information Date: 1982-03-18 By: Canada (Parliament) Citation: Canada, House of Commons Debates, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess, 1982 at 15615-15616. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). JUSTICE AND LEGAL AFFAIRS-NATIONAL MOBILITY OF LAWYERS Mr. Stanley Hudecki (Hamilton West): Mr. Speaker, one of the crucial issues of concern, not only to Canadian lawyers but to Canadians generally, is the national mobility of approximately 30,000 Canadian lawyers. In this age of specialization in the legal profession a whole new approach to national examinations is needed in order to… Read more Canada, House of Commons Debates, “Justice and Legal Affairs—National Mobility of Lawyers”, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess (18 March 1982) →
Document Information Date: 1981-12-17 By: Canada (Parliament) Citation: Canada, House of Commons Debates, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess, 1981 at 14177-14184. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). PRIVATE MEMBERS’ MOTIONS FOR PAPERS EMERGENCY PLANNING—P.C. 1981-1305, MAY 21, 1981, REGISTRATION SI/81-76 JUNE 10, 1981 […] [Page 14181] Hon. Elmer M. MacKay (Central Nova): […] The very first part of our Charter of Rights and Freedoms in our proposed new Constitution has a weasel clause in it. Particularly in view of the events unfolding here today I do not… Read more Canada, House of Commons Debates, “Emergency Planning”, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess (17 December 1981) →
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