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In Canadian constitutional law, the powers of reservation and disallowance of federal legislation formally remain in place in section 55 and section 56 of the Constitution Act, 1867, [1] and are extended to provincial legislation by section 90.
The Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (French: Loi canadienne sur la sécurité des produits de consommation) is an Act of the Parliament of Canada that passed into law on December 14, 2010. This law replaced Part I of the Hazardous Products Act. [1] It was originally introduced in the 2nd session of the 39th Parliament of Canada as Bill C-52.
A recall election (also called a recall referendum, recall petition or representative recall) is a procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office through a referendum before that official's term of office has ended. Recalls appear in the constitution in ancient Athenian democracy. [1]
The government of Canada is recalling six different brands of energy drinks, including the one from Prime, over their caffeine content and labeling violations.
The Reform Party seized on the opportunity to call for recall legislation for Canadian politicians. Deputy leader Deborah Grey held a rally in Markham calling for Bhaduria's resignation, and the Reform Party's only MP from Ontario, Ed Holder , submitted a petition to Parliament with 30,000 signatures calling for Bhaduria to be removed from his ...
In 1998, MLA Paul Reitsma resigned his seat when it appeared that a recall petition would be successful and he could be the first person recalled under the legislation. As of April 2023, according to Elections BC the Recall and Initiative Act has been invoked: 29 times with registered Recall petitions, all of which are deemed to have failed ...
Canadian Bill of Rights, 1960; Narcotic Control Act, 1961; Canada Labour Code, 1967; Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1968–69; Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act, 1970; Consumer Packaging and Labeling Act, 1970; Weights and Measures Act, 1970; Divorce Act, 1968 - replaced by Divorce Act, 1985; Canada Wildlife Act, 1973; National Symbol of ...
Terry Lake is a former Canadian politician, at the municipal and provincial levels, and veterinarian. Lake was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and a member of the BC Liberal Party. Lake announced September 1, 2016 that he would not seek re-election in 2017.