An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 and the Parliament of Canada Act (Speakership of the Senate) = Loi modifiant la Loi constitutionnelle de 1867 et la Loi sur le Parlement du Canada (présidence...: YB421-213/1-PDF

This enactment amends the Constitution Act, 1867 to provide for the election of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Senate. It further amends the Constitution Act, 1867 to provide for a voting procedure in the Senate similar to the one used in the House of Commons, where the elected Speaker of that House may not vote except when the votes on a question are equally divided. The enactment also makes related amendments to the Parliament of Canada Act.

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Department/Agency Canada. Parliament. Senate.
Title An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 and the Parliament of Canada Act (Speakership of the Senate) = Loi modifiant la Loi constitutionnelle de 1867 et la Loi sur le Parlement du Canada (présidence du Sénat) / the Honourable Senator Mercer.
Variant title Loi modifiant la Loi constitutionnelle de 1867 et la Loi sur le Parlement du Canada (présidence du Sénat)
Series title Bill S-... ; Bill S-213, 1st session, 42nd Parliament
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language Bilingual-[English | French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) First reading, December 9, 2015.
Text in English and in French in two columns.
Publishing information [Ottawa] : Senate, 2015.
Description 2, 1a p.
Catalogue number
  • YB421-213/1-PDF
Subject terms Legislation
Senate
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