Procedure in the Canadian House of Commons / W .F. Dawson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dawson, W. F. (William Foster), 1930- author.

Series:

Canadian government series ; 12.

Canadian Government Series ; 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Canada. Parliament. House of Commons--Rules and practice.

Canada.

Genre:

Rules.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (286 pages).

Place of Publication:

[Toronto, Ontario] : University of Toronto Press, 1965.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Procedure in the Canadian House of Commons is an attempt to survey the whole field of Canadian procedure historically and analytically, to establish what the procedure of the House was in 1867 and to trace its slow development-its evolvement through principles, traditions, rulings, and precedents-to the present time.

Contents:

Cover; CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1 Parliament and Procedure; 2 Changes in Procedure; 3 Privilege; 4 The Speaker; 5 Sittings of the House; 6 Rules of Debate; 7 Limitation of Debate; 8 Information for the House; 9 Motions and Amendments; 10 Divisions; 11 Committees; 12 The Control of Public Expenditure; 13 Government Bills and Public Bills; 14 Petitions and Private Bills; 15 Conclusion; GENERAL INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; INDEX OF RULES AND STANDING ORDERS CITED.

Notes:

Includes indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4426-3808-7

1-4426-5357-4

OCLC:

992490264