POLI 221 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Quebec Sovereignty Movement, Primary And Secondary Legislation, Charlottetown Accord
5 Sep 2016
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Senate: the upper house of canada"s parliament, the senate"s purpose is to consider and revise legislation, investigate national issues, and most crucially according to the constitution give the regions of canada an equal voice in parliament. Section 17 of the constitution act: there will be one parliament for canada consisting of the queen, an upper house style the senate, and the house of commons. Bicameral parliament: divided into two sections the house of commons and the senate the senate is the upper house. Money bills: bills that spend money (this bills cannot be introduced in the senate. They can only be introduced by the house of commons) Speaker of the senate: the presiding officer of the senate of canada the speaker is appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister the speaker does have significant power.
