babble is rabble.ca's discussion board but it's much more than that: it's an online community for folks who just won't shut up. It's a place to tell each other — and the world — what's up with our work and campaigns.
Parliamentary stuff
August 23, 2008 - 9:22am
I know that there are some constitutional-law-thinkin'-type people hereabouts, so I came to ask a question.
Let's say that a particular bill has passed second reading and is in committee (however dysfunctional the committee). And then a snap election is called.
Is it true that the bill would survive the election, or would it have to be reintroduced into a new Parliament?
Thanks very much to anyone who can answer. We all need to learn so much more about how our Parliament works. I can do the U.S. Senate in my sleep, but I'm still doing just baby-steps with the Commons.
However, we are being told something different about C-484, so I thought I'd ask the resident tall foreheads.
Sheesh. I come here to ask a simple question about women's reproductive freedom, and suddenly I'm doing teh wee critturs at the same time.
However, it can be brought back at the same stage it was at before the prorogation, but there has to be a floor motion for it to happen, first.
So, let's say an election was called, all Bills "die on the Order Paper", whether it be in the House, or the Senate, if they have not yet received Royal Assent.
Then, when the election is over, and government is sitting again, there has to be a motion(s) from the floor, from a member(s) of the new parliament, requesting that such and such Bill be put back on the Order Paper, in the status of where it was, in the former government. The memebers vote on this, if passed, the Bill resumes where it was. If not passed, the Bill stays dead and has to be re-introduced starting from the beginning again.
ETA: Nice to speak with you again as well
[ 23 August 2008: Message edited by: remind ]
PS: You had better be right, chick. [img]wink.gif" border="0[/img]
Meme
And no its not a flame... I am the worst speeller as you well know... just struck me as funny in the present context.
[ 23 August 2008: Message edited by: Cueball ]
Of course, it would just figure if I were wrong and Bill C-484 passed. [img]mad.gif" border="0[/img]
Must catch up on how Parliament works. I shock myself sometimes when I realize how little I know.
With Epp retiring, at least I think I heard that, am pretty sure I did, somewhere [img]wink.gif" border="0[/img] it would mean that, someone else would have to take up his private members Bill c484 and request that its return, be debated and then voted upon, before it could continue.
I would doubt that anyone would take up his private members Bill, in another minority government, especially seeing as how it is such a huge target for backlash these days, and try to have it resurrected.
However, if there is a Con majority government all bets are off.