POLI 221 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Veto, Unanimous Consent, Clarity Act
5 Sep 2016
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Recall: section 17 of the constitution act of 1867. There will be one parliament for canada consisting of the queen, an upper house style the. Senate, and the house of commons. the house of commons is increasingly moved to the dignified on the government o it has lots its capacity to act as an effective check. The senate is supposed to be a check. The senate is equal to the house of commons in terms of constitutional powers. 1. the government cannot be defeated by the confidence: money bills, bills that spend money cannot be introduced in the senate (they can only be introduced by the house of commons) Qualifications: they are an appointed party, not an elected party, the senate only has a suspensive veto on most constitutional amendments. 2. technically, all other legislation can veto; the senate doesn"t they can delay a constitutional amendment (section 47 of the constitution act.
