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Bill C-20
Bill C-20 refers to various legislation introduced into the House of Commons of Canada, including: * Clarity Act, relating to the secession of a province, introduced in 1999 to the second session of the 36th Parliament * An Act to amend the Criminal Code (protection of children and other vulnerable persons) and the Canada Evidence Act, introduced in 2002 to the second session of the 37th Canadian Parliament; not passed but subsequently re-introduced * Fair Representation Act (Canada) The ''Fair Representation Act'' was an act of the Parliament of Canada and was passed by the 41st Canadian Parliament in 2011. The Act was introduced as Bill C-20 with the long title ''An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867, the Electoral B ..., concerning redistribution, introduced in 2011 to the first session of the 41st Parliament {{SIA Canadian federal legislation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarity Act
The ''Clarity Act'' (french: Loi sur la clarté référendaire) (known as Bill C-20 before it became law) (the act) is legislation passed by the Parliament of Canada that established the conditions under which the Government of Canada would enter into negotiations that might lead to secession following such a vote by one of the provinces. The Clarity Bill (C-20) was tabled for first reading in the House of Commons on 13 December 1999. It was passed by the House on 15 March 2000, and by the Senate, in its final version, on 29 June 2000. Although the law could theoretically be applied to any province, the ''Clarity Act'' was created in response to the 1995 Quebec referendum and ongoing independence movement in that province. The content of the act was based on the 1998 secession reference to the Supreme Court of Canada made by the federal government of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. Previously in 1996, a private member's bill, the '' Quebec Contingency Act'' (Bill C-341) was int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Act To Amend The Criminal Code (protection Of Children And Other Vulnerable Persons) And The Canada Evidence Act
''An Act to amend the Criminal Code (Protection of Children and Other Vulnerable Persons) and the Canada Evidence Act'' is an act of the Parliament of Canada passed in 2005. The Act amended several statutes related to the consent of sexual acts, sexual offences, and child abuse. The Act amended Section 153 of the Criminal Code to additionally prohibit the sexual touching of a person under the age of 18 if they are "in a relationship with a young person that is exploitative of the young person", increased various penalties related to child abuse, made voyeurism an offence, and expands the definition of child pornography to include audio recordings and writings "whose dominant characteristic is the description, for a sexual purpose, of sexual activity with a person under the age of eighteen years." Legislative history The legislation was first introduced as Bill C-20 to the House of Commons on 5 December, 2002 in the second session of the 37th Canadian Parliament by Minister of J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fair Representation Act (Canada)
The ''Fair Representation Act'' was an act of the Parliament of Canada and was passed by the 41st Canadian Parliament in 2011. The Act was introduced as Bill C-20 with the long title ''An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867, the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act and the Canada Elections Act''. The legislation amended the ''Constitution Act, 1867'' and modified the redistricting process contained within it. Amendments affecting proportionate representation between the provinces, require support of seven provinces representing at least 50% of the population of Canada. Because the ''Fair Representation Act'' did not affect the proportionate representation of the provinces, it was passed without approval of the provinces. The legislation could be passed by the Parliament of Canada alone, under section 44 of the Constitution Act, 1982. In 2012, the federal electoral redistribution was conducted using the amended formula introduced by the ''Fair Representation Act''. It i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |