LAWS 2908 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Canada Act 1982, Constitution Act, 1982, Constitutional Documents
25 Feb 2016
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Video 1- interpreting legislation 1: how current is the legislation. For ontario and federal legislation, electronic version is now the official version. If time has passed between currency date and now, any changes to the legislation won"t be shown. Amendments i: can be passed, but remain not in force", tracing amendments provides a history of the act. Consolidated statues- all amending acts will be included in 1 draft. Ie since 1985, amendments for federal bills won"t be found on 1 statute. This is different for online versions, who have it attached immediately. Video 2- interpreting legislation 2: understanding legislative drafters and legislative drafting (federal. Language is a key aspect when taking the wants of the policy pushers and turning it into legislation. The french and english drafters have equal weight, words have to be as similar as possible. This is where the teamwork between drafters take place. Legislative process is an ongoing process, changes an take place at any time.
