Extractions: A committee of the House of Commons says people caught with small amounts of marijuana should not end up with criminal records. The committee on non-medical use of drugs released its report Thursday in Ottawa. It recommends that possession of 30 grams or less of marijuana for personal use should be treated as a civil, rather than criminal offence. full text
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Extractions: Contemporary Canadian Parliament (Parlamento canadese) Ottawa, Canada, 1857 to 1877. Image gallery (Immagini) Link Thomas Fuller : Thomas Fuller (1823-98) studied and practised architecture in his native Bath and in London, and came to Canada by way of Antigua where he supervised a cathedral being built to his designs...
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Extractions: Advertisement Parliament Built: Designed by: Thomas Fuller, Chilian Jones (Centre Block), Thomas Stent and Augustus Laver (East and West Blocks) Destroyed by fire: Rebuilt: Reconstruction by: John Pearson and Jean Omer Marchand Type: Government Building Location: Parliament Hill T he most magnificent grouping of building in Ottawa happens, appropriately enough, on Parliament Hill. It was here that it was decided Canada's new capitol buildings would be when Ottawa became the capital in 1857. The decision was made by Queen Victoria because Canada's politicians couldn't make it on their own. She chose the site because of its picturesque beauty, its location at the border of Upper and Lower Canada, and because it was some distance away from the
Canadian Parliament Debate before the canadian parliament. The fact that the Armenianpeople suffered at the hands of a dying empire between 1915 and http://www.diaspora-net.org/pontos/canadian_parliament_genocide_turkey.htm
Extractions: Up Sign Petition [ Canadian Parliament ] Debate before the Canadian Parliament The fact that the Armenian people suffered at the hands of a dying empire between 1915 and 1918 is of great sadness to all in this House and to all Canadians. Armenian Canadians have contributed greatly to the fabric of Canadian society and culture and we are all richer for that. It is only fitting that we remember them here today below the chimes of the Peace Tower, and that we take steps to prevent this past tragedy and other inhumanities from ever taking place again. I was shocked, really shocked, to hear the parliamentary secretary give a speech which lies totally against the truth. I have here an article from the Globe dated January 28, 1916. It speaks of atrocities. I do not know who wrote the speech for the hon. member or what he had for breakfast but it puzzles me that we have people in foreign affairs who can twist the truth the way this gentleman has done.
News: Gay Marriage Bill Introduced In Canadian Parliament Gay Marriage Bill Introduced In canadian parliament. February 14, 2003.By Ben Thompson, 365Gay.com. (Ottawa) On the eve of Valentines http://www.groovyannies.com/news/2003/press21.html
Extractions: Gay Marriage Bill Introduced In Canadian Parliament February 14, 2003 By Ben Thompson, 365Gay.com (Ottawa) On the eve of Valentines Day legislation was introduced in the House of Commons to give gays and lesbians the right to marry. New Democratic Party MP Svend Robinson unveiled the private member's bill Thursday. Robinson, his party's Health Critic, is also a member of the parliamentary committee considering how best to recognize gay families. The federal government already extends many of the same benefits married heterosexuals enjoy, but is under pressure to repeal the legal definition of marriage as a union between one man and one woman and to allow gays the right to marry. Earlier this year courts in Ontario and Quebec ruled the definition and the subsequent ban on gay marriage to be unconstitutional. The decisions are under appeal. In British Columbia another challenge to the federal ban is underway. Robinson who was the first member of Parliament to come out said he is not certain he would marry his domestic partner, but he said he deserves to have the chance to make that decision. This is the second time Robinson has introduced legislation to legalize gay marriage. Private member's bills seldom pass without the support of the government.
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Speech To The Joint Sitting Of The Canadian Parliament Speech by President Mandela to the Joint Sitting of the canadian parliament.Ottawa, 24 September 1998. Mr Speaker Honourable Prime http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/history/mandela/1998/nm0924.htm
Extractions: I know that it is a rare privilege for anyone from another country to be invited to address this hallowed institution of Canadian democracy which includes in its roll of honour leaders of world renown. That I should be granted that distinction twice in eight years is something that can only be understood as a tribute to the people of South Africa by the Canadian people, to whom we owe so much, and an expression of the partnership between us. When I stood before you in 1990, it was as a freedom fighter still denied citizenship in my own country, seeking your support to ensure an irreversible transition to democracy. Today, I stand before you as the elected representative of the South African people, to thank you once again, for helping us end our oppression; for assisting us through our transition; and now for your partnership in the building of a better life for all South Africans. We will forever be indebted to you. Although we still have a long way to go before we have realised our vision of a better life for all, there has been a great transformation in South Africa since 1990, and solid foundations have been laid.
Extractions: Date Prev Date Next Thread Prev Thread Next ... Thread Index http://burn.ucsd.edu/~farc-ep Fax: (416) 923 4343 - Arm The Spirit is an autonomist/anti-imperialist information collective based in Toronto, Canada. Our focus includes a wide variety of material, including political prisoners, national liberation struggles, armed communist resistance, anti-fascism, the fight against patriarchy, and more. We regularly publish our writings, research, and translation materials on our listserv called ATS-L. For more information, contact: Arm The Spirit P.O. Box 6326, Stn. A Toronto, Ontario M5W 1P7 Canada E-mail: ats@etext.org WWW: http://burn.ucsd.edu/~ats/ ATS-L Archives: http://burn.ucsd.edu/archives/ats-l Prev by Date: Kurdistan Solidarity Ireland Report Released Next by Date: Interview With FARC Leader "Tirofijo" Manuel Marulanda Velez Prev by thread: Kurdistan Solidarity Ireland Report Released Next by thread: Interview With FARC Leader "Tirofijo" Manuel Marulanda Velez Index(es): Date Thread
DAY TWO OF CANADIAN PARLIAMENT'S STEM CELL DEBATE Thursday May 23, 2002. Printer friendly version, Email to a friend.DAY TWO OF canadian parliament'S STEM CELL DEBATE OTTAWA, May 23 http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2002/may/02052302.html
Extractions: Thursday May 23, 2002 Printer friendly version Email to a friend DAY TWO OF CANADIAN PARLIAMENT'S STEM CELL DEBATE OTTAWA, May 23, 2002 (lsn.ca) - Jason Kenney made the strongest speech yet against the Chretien Liberals' legislation which would open the door to experimentation on human embryos. Kenney, who is Canadian Alliance M.P. for Calgary Southeast, said: "A human embryo is a living human being. This is not an assertion of opinion but an incontrovertible, prima facie, scientific fact." He added, "Even if adult stem cell research did not have the promise of embryonic stem cells" something scientists have yet to discover "it would still be unethical to manipulate and destroy human embryos for utilitarian purposes." Stockwell Day, the M.P. for Okanagan-Coquihalla, ably reminded MPs of certain first principles, noting that all great societies of the past, including pagan Greece and Rome, understood "that there are certain natural laws that exist in the universe that even pre-exist legislators and government," adding John Locke's view that "a government is not free to do as it pleases." Day opposes the bill because, "We are talking about using the democratic process to contravene a respect for natural law, the laws of nature itself."
CONSCIENCE LEGISLATION INTRODUCED IN CANADIAN PARLIAMENT Printer friendly version, Email to a friend. CONSCIENCE LEGISLATION INTRODUCEDIN canadian parliament Vellacott's proposed legislation is Bill C276 http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2002/nov/02110404.html
Extractions: Monday November 4, 2002 Printer friendly version Email to a friend CONSCIENCE LEGISLATION INTRODUCED IN CANADIAN PARLIAMENT Vellacott's proposed legislation is Bill C-276 OTTAWA, November 4, 2002 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Last Wednesday, Canadian Alliance MP Maurice Vellacott reintroduced his conscience clause legislation. The bill has already been debated on two different occasions in the House of Commons, but each time the government has refused to support it, claiming that it is a matter of provincial jurisdiction. The federal government, however, does have the authority to put penalties in the Criminal Code for those who discriminate in the workplace against health care workers who refuse to take part in procedures such as abortion for reasons of conscience and religion. Mr. Vellacott hopes to raise the issue again if and when he has another opportunity to have his bill debated. In this session of Parliament it is Bill C-276. The full name of the bill is "An Act to amend the Criminal Code to prohibit coercion in medical procedures that offend a person's religion or belief that human life is inviolable." The express purpose of the legislation is to "protect the right of health care practitioners and other persons to refuse, without fear of reprisal or other discriminatory coercion, to participate in medical procedures that offend a tenet of their religion, or their belief that human life is inviolable."
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Extractions: Access to reproductive health care is a matter of life and death, said Thoraya Obaid, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), today at the opening of an International Parliamentarians Conference in Ottawa. OTTAWA, 21 November Access to reproductive health care is a matter of life and death, said Thoraya Obaid, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), today at the opening of an International Parliamentarians Conference in Ottawa. Over 100 parliamentarians from 70 countries are meeting at the Canadian Parliament from 21-22 November to identify actions they can take to safeguard womens reproductive rights, improve access to reproductive health services (including family planning), reduce maternal mortality and prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS.
Extractions: document.write('') Select from the list below Readings in Quebec History Documents of Quebec History Statistical Materials and Charts Chronologies of Quebec History Biographies of Prominent Quebec Historical Figures Maps of Quebec Events, Issues and Concepts of Quebec History The Picture Gallery of Quebec History Internet Resources for Quebec and Canadian History Studies on the Canadian Constitution and Canadian Federalism Marianopolis College Normally, the spending power of governments is understood as the money they spend on particular programs under the authority of legislation passed by their legislative bodies. However, spending power has a specialized meaning in the Canadian constitutional context. It means "the power of Parliament to make payments to people or institutions or governments for purposes on which it (Parliament) does not necessarily have power to legislate." (P.E. Trudeau, Federal-Provincial Grants and the Spending Power of Parliament , p. 4).
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Extractions: 19 March 1999 By a vote of 175 to 67, Canada's House of Commons rejected Monday a motion to study the creation of a North American monetary unioni.e., to consider scrapping Canada's national currency, the Canadian dollar. BQ leader Gilles Duceppe argued that the creation of a monetary union based on the North American Free Trade zone (which unites Canada, the US and Mexico) and ultimately embracing all the Americas would be in the interest of both Quebec and Canada. "Everybody knows our world is evolving toward three great economic and political blocs," declared Duceppe. "The development of an economic bloc also supposesin the rather short termthe existence of a common currency and common political institutions." The BQ leader predicted that within 20 years there will be just three major currenciesthe yen, the euro and the US dollarand warned that the Canadian government's refusal to recognize the inevitability of monetary union with the US was making the Canadian dollar a target of speculators and contributing to economic uncertainty and instability.
Canadian Parliament Debates Mandatory Labels For GE Foods canadian parliament Debates Mandatory Labels for GE Foods. Ottawa Citizen March11, 2002. MP expects mandatory GM food labelling. By Norma Greenaway. http://www.organicconsumers.org/gefood/mplabels031302.cfm
