POLS 303 Lecture Notes - Bicameralism
12 Oct 2012
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Sept. 25, 2012 - (legislative power in canada) Bills must be approved in all three branches before they become law. Dicey was a firm believer that the freedom is dependent on the sovereignty of. This includes the impartiality of supremacy of the common law. Post-charter, dicey"s model is turned on its head. o. Feared courts would question bills that were passed. Senators are summoned by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister. The senate has 105 appointed members: o o o o o o. Strong, stable, national, majority conservative government has attempted to pass some reforms to the senate. o o. Section 44 of the constitution act (1982) allows parliament to make changes. The house of commons elected every five years. o o. No province can have less seats the number of senate seats. Changes formula as to how seats were readjusted. In 1985, new seat redistribution formula was created. o.
