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| | MSN Encarta - Canadian Parliament |
 | | Canadian law protects Parliament’s and the public’s right to know about the processes that lead to many decisions by the federal and provincial governments, but it does not apply to materials submitted to the Cabinet. | | | Canadian citizens age 18 or older elect members of the House of Commons to represent electoral districts, known in Canada as ridings. | | | Canadian voters choose the members of Commons in national elections held at least once every five years. |
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http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761553359_2/Canadian_Parliament.html
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| | Embassy Washington |
| | It is made up of acts of the British and Canadian Parliaments, as well as legislation, judicial decisions and agreements between the federal and provincial governments. | | | Responsible government, for example, in which the Cabinet is collectively responsible to the elected House of Commons and must resign if it loses a vote of confidence, is a fundamental, but unwritten, element of Canadian parliamentary democracy at the federal and provincial levels. | | | The Constitution Act, 1867 (formerly known as the British North America Act) contains the fundamental distribution of powers between the federal and provincial governments. |
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http://www.canadianembassy.org/government/constitution-en.asp
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| | Canadian Constitutional Documents |
| | Canadian Speaker (Appointment of Deputy) Act, 1895, Session 2 (Repealed by the Constitution Act, 1982) | | | Section 56 allowed for a Power of Disallowance which gave the Governor General the right to revoke a federal law within two years after it was enacted (In the case of a province, the Lieutenant Governor had one year). | | | Created a U.K. style parliament: a House of Commons and a Senate. |
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http://www.solon.org/Constitutions/Canada/English
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| | Canadian Parliament approves ‘same-sex marriage’ - (BP) |
| | The 158-to-133 vote moves the bill legalizing “gay marriage” to the Canadian Senate, where it almost certainly will be approved within weeks and subsequently become law, moving Canada alongside Belgium and the Netherlands as the only three countries to legalize the practice nationwide. | | | Among Liberals to oppose the bill was cabinet member Joe Comuzzi, who resigned his cabinet post in order to break ranks with the prime minister on the issue. | | | But it changed its position when courts in eight provinces and one territory ruled that traditional marriage laws violated the guarantee of equality for all Canadians. |
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http://www.sbcbaptistpress.org/bpnews.asp?ID=21113
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| | Session of Canadian Parliament |
| | This statement was made by Justice F. Muldoon in the judgment in Archibald v the Canadian Wheat Board case of April 11, 1997. | | | This was written by Gerald Lafreniere, Law and Government Division, Research Branch, Library of Parliament. | | | Nobel laureate Frederick Hayek wrote “Private property is the most important guarantee of freedom”. |
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http://www.propertyrightsresearch.org/session_of_canadian_parliament.htm
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| | Thomson Nelson - Political Science Resource Centre |
| | Statute of Westminster, 1931 a U.K. Act that gave the Canadian Parliament the power to pass laws with extra-territorial effect that reached beyond the borders of Canada; the provinces still do not have this power. | | | British North America (No. 2) Act, 1949 created a new section, s.91(1), for the Constitution Act, 1867, which gave the federal Parliament certain powers to amend the Constitution with respect to the national level of government. | | | Considerable co-ordination of policy innovations has been brought about through intergovernmental negotiations among the first ministers, ministers responsible for particular policy areas, as well as among federal and provincial civil servants. |
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http://polisci.nelson.com/federalism.html
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| | Debate in Canadian Parliament re: illegalizing spanking |
| | However, she found that Parliament's choice in not criminalizing this conduct toward children did not offend against the Charter. | | | I would quote from the dissenting decision of Madam Justice Louise Arbour, who said that section 43 violates the constitutional rights of children to safety and security and must be struck down. | | | That comes from the case: Canadian Foundation for Children, Youth and Law v. |
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http://www.nospank.net/s-21b.htm
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| | Canadian Government & Legal Information |
| | Canadian Law School List from Jurist Canada site. | | | Since the political structure is different from that of the United State, this page provides an overview of major governmental institutions. | | | A page from the Justice Department site, provide an overview of the Justice System in Canada. |
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http://www.law.uh.edu/libraries/publications/researchguides/canada.htm
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| | Canadian Parliament Gay ‘Marriage’ Debate Begins — “Same-Sex Marriage is Not a Human Right” |
| | Martin stated, "I believe in and I will fight for the Charter of Rights" and, re-inforcing the power given judges to change and make laws, he said, "The charter is a living document. | | | that the Supreme Court of Canada would honour such a decision by Parliament." Harper followed through on his comments by proposing an amendment that impossibly tried to both defend marriage and satisfy those who would destroy marriage. | | | Canadian Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ News Briefs - special Ontario events Saturday and Monday |
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http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/feb/05021701.html
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| | June 24, 2003 -- John Martin: Canadian Parliament Opts For Irrelevancy |
| | So it is with little surprise that social policy is being designed and mandated, not by elected members of Parliament, but by the high courts. | | | The federal government considers it politically strategic to defer to the courts in controversial matters that divide Canadians. | | | It was the courts, not Parliament who ordered that federal inmates must have the opportunity to vote in elections. |
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http://www.opinioneditorials.com/freedomwriters/martin_20030624.html
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| | Canadian Parliament Arranged a Formal Dialogue with China Regarding Falun Gong and Other Human Rights Issues Chinese ... |
| | On November 4th, when word came that some Chinese delegates to the National People's Congress would have lunch with Canadian Members of Parliament, Falun Gong practitioners from Montreal and Ottawa gathered in front of the House of Parliament to practise the exercises and peacefully appeal. | | | Not long ago, on October 24th, 2002, the Canadian House of Commons passed with unanimous consent a Private Members Motion in support of Falun Gong. | | | United States: Letters of support from the government of the United States and a Proclamtion declaring Falun Dafa Month |
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http://www.clearharmony.net/articles/200211/8323.html
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| | EEOC CHAIR TO ADDRESS CANADIAN PARLIAMENT |
| | For example, in 1996, Commissioner Paul Steven Miller met in London with members of the British Parliament to discuss issues surrounding the implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. | | | That meeting was prompted by passage the previous year of the Disability Discrimination Act by the British Parliament. | | | She will offer brief remarks to be followed by questions from Committee Members. |
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http://www.eeoc.gov/press/4-24-02.html
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| | LISNews.com Bill Before Canadian Parliament Further Restricts Speech |
| | 'Canada is a pleasantly authoritarian country,' Alan Borovoy, general counsel of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, said a few years ago. | | | Decisions on both are not expected before spring, but speculation is that Al-Jazeera will soon be legal in Canada, much to the disappointment of the Canadian Jewish Congress. | | | As the CUPE (Canadian Union of Public Employees) site points out, if the Senate doesn't pass this before the federal election in Canada is called, the bill will die. |
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http://www.lisnews.com/article.pl?sid=04/04/12/1853245&tid=
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| | Catholic World News : Canadian Parliament passes homosexual hate crime bill |
| | As a Canadian citizen, I oppose this law. | | | Civil disobedience against sodomite MP Svend Robinson's unjust law re making him comfortable with his vices should be the battecry in Canada. | | | His irrational demands that aberrant self-destructive behavior should be the law of the land speaks to his insanity in reinventing Canadian society into his warped image. |
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http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=29247
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| | Sources: Bush won't address Canadian Parliament : SF Indymedia |
| | The President and Prime Minister will, however, hold a joint news conference after a lunch on Tuesday. | | | The sources confirmed to The Globe and Mail Wednesday that Mr. | | | The U.S. President had been invited by the Canadian government to address a joint session of the House of Commons and Senate during his visit to Ottawa, scheduled for Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. |
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http://sf.indymedia.org/print.php?id=1706660
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| | According to article 17 of the Constitution Act, 1867 of the Constitution of Canada, the parliament consists of three parts: | | | The leader of the majority party in the House of Commons is asked by the Governor-General to become Prime Minister and form the government. | | | The Parliament of Canada is Canada's democratic legislative branch, seated at Ottawa, Ontario. |
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http://www.informationgenius.com/encyclopedia/p/pa/parliament_of_canada.html
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| | Canadian Parliament to Use Permanent Paper for all Publications |
| | In June, at the annual conference of the Canadian Library Association, the Parliamentary Librarian announced that Guy Charbonneau, Speaker of the Senate and John A. Fraser, Speaker of the House of, have decided to use alkaline permanent paperstock for printing all of the Parliament 's publications, beginning in October. | | | The Library of Parliament, which sent this news to the | | | Canadian Parliament to Use Permanent Paper for all Publications |
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http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byorg/abbey/an/an14/an14-6/an14-601.html
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| | Canadian Parliamentary Program |
| | Interns Greeted by the Usher of the Canadian Senate before Queen Elizabeth's Throne. | | | Baker placed two interns in the Senate for the first time this year. | | | The Canadian Parliament Internship program, which places students in the offices of members of Parliament, either the House of Commons or the Senate, was formed more than 15 years ago by Helen Graves, a professor at the University of Michigan. |
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http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Academic/AHSS/History/canadian/programinfo.htm
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| | Canadian Parliament Photo Gallery |
| | Home to the Senate, the House of Commons and the Library of Parliament, the Centre Block forms the heart of Canada's parliamentary system. | | | Today, it is occupied by Ministers, Members of Parliament and their staff. | | | The West Block houses offices for members of parliament and is closed to the public. |
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http://www.geocities.com/asiaglobe/gallery/ottawa-parliament01.htm
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| | Canadian parliament needs meaningful debates on Iraq |
| | This is because the debates left much to be desired and raised little to no substantive issues either by the governing party or opposition politicians. | | | The remaining strand of debate, made principally by the political right of Parliament, maintained that Canada should assist its ally because the US would defend Canada it found itself under siege. | | | If we blindly support the US, we run the risk of raising the ire of those terrorists that are, in many respects, responding to instances of American attacks on their societies. |
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http://cardonline.org/govwatch/analysis.asp?id=62
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| | Canadian Parliament debates motion to study scrapping national currency |
| | The motion was introduced by the Bloc Québécois, which favors Quebec's secession from the Canadian federal state. | | | This week National Post editorialist Terence Corcoran, a free-market ideologue, deplored the Chretien government's indifference to the devaluation of the dollar in an editorial entitled, "Maybe Canada is for sale." Wrote Corcoran, "We know Prime Minister Chretien cares little about the dollar. | | | By a vote of 175 to 67, Canada's House of Commons rejected Monday a motion to study the creation of a North American monetary union--i.e., to consider scrapping Canada's national currency, the Canadian dollar. |
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http://www.wsws.org/articles/1999/mar1999/can-m19.shtml
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| | Kids' Turn Central - Thanksgiving - Canada |
| | This year Thanksgiving will fall on Monday, October 10, 2005. | | | The third influence happened in 1621 in what was to become the United States. | | | This was also thought to be an influence on the Canadian Thanksgiving tradition. |
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http://www.kidsturncentral.com/holidays/thanksgiving.htm
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| | Canadian Parliament for Kanishka probe |
| | The Indian Government yesterday took note of the Canadian Government's move to appoint an independent adviser and said it wanted justice to be done. | | | They grew louder in March this year when Canadian millionaire businessman Ripudaman Singh Malik and Kamloops mill worker Ajaib Singh Bagri, the two main accused in the Air India trial, were found not guilty of murder and conspiracy charges. | | | Vancouver: The Canadian Parliament has supported a non-binding call for a public inquiry into the Air India bombing case following acquittal of the two main accused in the worst case of mass murder in the country's history. |
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http://web.mid-day.com/news/world/2005/april/107341.htm
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| | Bush snubs Canadian Parliament |
| | According to Martin, the U.S. president is an experienced politician who can handle protests. | | | The irony of the outspoken Parrish is that she would not have heckled the president. | | | Atlantic Canadians went out of their way to be hospitable to the thousands of Americans who wound up in Halifax and Gander when their trans-Atlantic flights were diverted there on the morning of September 11, 2001. |
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http://www.torontofreepress.com/2004/weinreb113004.htm
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| | The Islet Foundation - Testimony before Canadian Parliament - February 4, 1999 |
| | In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Nancy Miller Chenier and Sonya Norris, Research Officers. | | | Several of the Members of Parliament within the committee raised the issue of xenotransplantation even before the TIF presentation. | | | Avoid the specter of desperate Canadians becoming unregulated "transplant tourists" in less restrictive jurisdictions by (1) harmonizing guidelines with other countries, especially the United States, and (2) eliminating bureaucratic delays in creating the guidelines; |
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http://www.islet.org/44.htm
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| | Foreign Law |
| | Canadian and Mexican Law Resources from American Law Sources On-Line (ALSO) http://www.lawsource.com/also/ | | | CIMEL Center of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law Large amount of primary and secondary sources available on line, including the Qur'an. | | | Hellenic Parliament Information on the Greek parliament in English |
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http://library.law.smu.edu/Foreign-Law.htm
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| | BBC NEWS World Americas Canadian parliament backs Kyoto protocol |
| | Canada's decision is in stark contrast to the position of the neighbouring United States, where President George W Bush has rejected the accord. | | | The 195-77 vote was non-binding, but Prime Minister Jean Chretien had already signalled his intention to ratify the agreement by the end of the year if it was approved by parliament. | | | Prime Minister Chretien and his governing Liberals have been determined to push through Canada's ratification of Kyoto for some time, says a BBC correspondent in Toronto. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2564723.stm
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| | Aligned Hansards of the 36th Parliament of Canada |
| | The complete Hansards of the debates in the House and Senate of the 36 | | | The publishing of the official publications of the House of Commons is governed by the law of parliamentary privilege, by which the House of Commons has the right to control the publication of its proceedings. | | | The corpus was then split into 5 sets of sentence pairs: training (80% of the sentence pairs), two sets of sentence pairs for testing (5% each), and two sets of sentence pairs for final evaluation (5% each). |
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http://www.isi.edu/natural-language/download/hansard
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| | Canadian parliament debates ratifying Kyoto pact |
| | Under Canadian law, the federal government is responsible for ratifying -- or not -- international conventions such as Kyoto; however, provincial governments have the sole authority to regulate industry to force compliance with Kyoto. | | | The Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservatives only hold 63 seats and 14 seats, respectively. | | | One after the other, the leaders of the right-of-centre Progressive Conservative Party and the right-wing populist Canadian Alliance raised points of procedure, which must be treated in preference to any motion on the table. |
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http://www.spacedaily.com/2002/021125234630.1f12dort.html
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| | Stop Canada's Cruel and Senseless Seal Hunt! Petition |
| | That is a sign of greed and it's a cruel and pointless act. | | | The collusion of the Canadian government in these senseless, cruel deaths is an eye opener. | | | I thought you were a civilized nation, not a barbaric harlot. |
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http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/370512755?z00m=21459&z00m=21459<l=1129202517
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| | AFH LIBRARY - Natural Health Products Bill Submitted to Canadian Parliament. |
| | OTTAWA— A Canadian Alliance bill to amend the Food and Drugs Act was passed last night with the support of all opposition parties and many government members. | | | The Committee is expected to examine the bill, hear from witnesses, and consider amendments before it returns to the House. | | | This Issue will detrimentally affect your health if you do not act now, and become involved. |
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http://www.alkalizeforhealth.net/Lhealthproductsact.htm
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| | The Irrawaddy On-line Edition |
| | After the May 30 government-organized attacks on members of the National League for Democracy last year at Depayin, Sagaing Division, the Canadian government downgraded diplomatic relations with Burma and restricted the travel of Burmese diplomats in Canada. | | | The motion is supposedly the first of its kind to be presented to the Canadian Parliament by an opposition party to move the Canadian government to adopt tighter measures against Burma. | | | The motion proposes the adoption of "a comprehensive economic embargo on Burma," and severe penalties on Canadian companies violating the embargo. |
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http://www.irrawaddy.org/news/2004/april02.html
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| | Canadian parliament speaker arrives -DAWN - National; 09 January, 2005 |
| | The Canadian speaker is the guest of National Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain.Mr Milliken is accompanied by a delegation of Canadian parliamentarians. | | | The delegation will also travel to Lahore to meet with political, business and civil society leaders there. | | | The delegation is here to learn about Pakistan's pursuit of policies of enlightened moderation, and to exchange views with a fellow member of the Commonwealth on best parliamentary practices. |
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http://www.dawn.com/2005/01/09/nat15.htm
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| | rediff.com US edition: Canadian Parliament adopts motion on Mandela |
| | Obhrai said he was born in Tanzania was "no stranger to life in a society where there are racial strains and tensions. | | | The Canadian Alliance Member of Parliament Rob Andres, who last week blocked a move to grant honorary Canadian citizenship to South African leader Nelson Mandela, stayed away from the House of Commons on June 12 when the motion was moved the second time by ruling Liberal Party MP John McCallum. | | | To the relief of Canadian parliamentarians the motion was adopted as the defeat of the motion last week because of a single dissenter had caused a great deal of embarrassment to the Canadian government. |
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http://www.rediff.com/us/2001/jun/14can.htm
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| | CBC News:Canadian Parliament recognizes Armenian genocide |
| | Armenian Canadians hold a vigil after the vote | | | Before Wednesday's vote in Parliament, Foreign Affairs Minister Bill Graham issued a statement saying "Canada has had friendly and co-operative relations with Turkey and Armenia for many years. | | | The motion said: "That this House acknowledges the Armenian genocide of 1915 and condemns this act as a crime against humanity." |
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http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/04/21/canada/armenia040421
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| | Bush won't address Canadian parliament - (United Press International) |
| | Last year in Australia, Bush was shouted down by Green Party senators while trying to address Parliament in Canberra. | | | Ottawa, ON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- The White House has decided against President George Bush addressing the Canadian Parliament during his visit next week, the Toronto Star reports. | | | Bush won't address Canadian parliament - (United Press International) |
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http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20041124-061632-6476r.htm
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| | The Complete 35th Session of the Canadian Parliament Premiers on the World Wide Web |
| | The launch has been timed to coincide with the recent call for Canadian federal elections to be held on June 2, 1997. | | | Proceedings of the Canadian Parliament are published daily in paper form under the "Hansard" name. | | | LIBRAXUS, Inc. distributes a CD-ROM version of Hansard, and has now taken the service to the Internet in a full- text, searchable, application with pay-per-use access. |
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http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/6-30-97/266989&EDATE=
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| | Canadian Parliament Endorses Kyoto Protocol |
| | CEI is a non-profit, non-partisan public policy group dedicated to the principles of free enterprise and limited government. | | | With most other industrialized nations expressing support for the scientifically dubious and economically disastrous climate treaty, the United States and Australia stand virtually alone in their principled refusal to join the crowd. | | | For further analysis of the Canadian endorsement of the Kyoto Protocol and its effect on the United States, please contact the energy and environment experts of the Competitive Enterprise Institute at 202-331-1010. |
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http://www.cei.org/gencon/003,03301.cfm
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| | BUSH HAS CONVERTED CANADIAN PARLIAMENT (woo hoo) |
| | The PM as well as Chretien and the entire liberal cabinet is being investigated in the largest scandal in Canadian history. | | | There was only one leader in the Prez's meeting with the Canadian PM. | | | "Layton told President George W. Bush why a lot of Canadians don't like the idea of a missile-defence shield over North America. |
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1292153/posts
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| | CANADIAN PARLIAMENT VOTES TO RATIFY KYOTO |
| | Prime Minister Jean Chretien said he will formally ratify the protocol by the end of the year. | | | OTTAWA, December 10, 2002 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Canadian House of Commons, by a vote of 195-77 today, approved ratification of the Kyoto protocol. | | | The Canadian Alliance and Conservative parties voted against ratification with Alliance leader Stephen Harper, says the Toronto Sun, stating Canadians "should expect the worst" regarding the unknown effects of the protocol on the nation. |
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http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2002/dec/02121002.html
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| | Home Page A Treasure to Explore: Parliament Hill (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) |
| | This section presents some of the environmental practices and initiatives taking place on Parliament Hill. | | | Embark on an extraordinary virtual tour - complete with 360-degree views of the exteriors and interiors of Canada's architectural treasures on Parliament Hill. | | | From Barrack Hill to Parliament Hill, learn how Canada's most famous historic site grew into the splendid setting it is today. |
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http://www.parliamenthill.gc.ca/text/home_e.html
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| | Paper petition for the Canadian Parliament |
| | THEREFORE, your petitioners request that Parliament urge the Turkish Government to respect the international democratic principle of Freedom of Religion, and support the re-opening of the Theological School of Halki, a historic, unique and invaluable part of both world culture and the Orthodox Christian religion | | | To the House of Commons in Parliament Assembled | | | THAT the Canadian Government encourage the Republic of Turkey to re-open the Orthodox Theological Institution of Halki, which was closed by Turkish authorities in 1971. |
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http://www.greece.org/themis/halki2/canparl.html
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