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The Parliament of Canada is the legislative body of the government of Canada. The Parliament is composed of the House of Commons (lower house), the Senate (upper house), and the sovereign, represented by the governor general. Most major legislation originates from the House, as it is the only body that is directly elected.
A special operating agency (SOA) is a designation given to a government organization within a department or agency of the Government of Canada, or a provincial government, that has some management flexibility, independence, and separate accountability.
They are organized by alphabetical order and are updated and amended by the Government of Canada from time to time. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Revised Statutes of Canada (RSC) consolidates current federal laws in force, incorporating amendments into acts, adding new substantive acts enacted since the last revision and deleting rescinded acts.
Jean Chrétien was Prime Minister during most of the 37th Canadian Parliament.. The 37th Canadian Parliament was in session from January 29, 2001, until May 23, 2004. The membership was set by the 2000 federal election on November 27, 2000, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 2004 election.
Category:Government of Canada for articles relating to the Federal government of Canada. Category:Politics of Canada for the conduct and doctrines of Canadian politicians. Category:Law of Canada for the official actions of these institutions.
In cases of minority government, the government has normally had to include major concessions to one of the smaller parties to ensure passage of the budget. Historically the official opposition used to prepare a complete alternative budget and present this alternative to the Canadian people along with the main budget.
The Security of Information Act (French: Loi sur la protection de l’information, R.S.C. 1985, c. O-5), [1] formerly known as the Official Secrets Act, is an Act of the Parliament of Canada that addresses national security concerns, including threats of espionage by foreign powers and terrorist organizations, and the intimidation or coercion of ethnocultural communities in and against Canada.
The budget announced that the first two programs are to be combined into a single block transfer called the Canada Health and Social Transfer (CHST) [b] starting in the fiscal year 1996–97. In the budget the CHST is designated as Canada Social Transfer (CST) which coincidentally is the name of a successor transfer to the CHST. [11]