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	Supreme Court of Canada - Decisions - Sinclair v. Quebec (Attorney General)
		Miller and Deborah Carlson, for the intervener the Attorney General of Manitoba.
		More generally, we decided that it is not the form of the instrument, but, rather, the degree of "connection between the legislature and the instrument [which] is indicative of a legislative nature" (p.
		The postponement of municipal elections in Rouyn was as much a part of the entire legislative scheme for amalgamation as the referendum, the issuance of the letters patent, and the notice of their issuance in the Gazette officielle du Québec.
	scc.lexum.umontreal.ca /en/1992/1992rcs1-579/1992rcs1-579.html (4241 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Archdiocese of Quebec
		1833, parish priest of Rivière-Ouelle, consecrated Bishop of Saldes and coadjutor of Quebec (1807), was bishop from 1825 to 1833.
		1867, elected in 1831 and consecrated in 1834 Bishop of Sydime and coadjutor of Quebec, became administrator in 1849, and bishop in 1850.
		On the tercentenary of the foundation of Quebec (1908) a monument was erected to Bishop Laval.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/12593c.htm (4023 words)

	Charlottetown Accord (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Quebec separatists, Lucien Bouchard's Bloc Québécois and the provincial Parti Québécois led by Jacques Parizeau, were strongly opposed as they believed it did not give Quebec enough powers.
		In 1994, Bourassa stepped down as premier of Quebec and was replaced by Daniel Johnson, Jr, who lost the 1994 Quebec election to the separatist Parti Québécois, led by Jacques Parizeau.
		The PQ was defeated in the 2003 Quebec election, and Jean Charest, a federalist leader of the Quebec Liberal Party became premier.
	www.1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/c/ch/charlottetown_accord.html (1940 words)

	Elections Canada On-Line \| General Information
		At the federal general election in 2004, higher proportions of women were candidates and were elected than in the 2000 election.
		To be eligible, a party must have received at least 2% of the valid votes cast in the general election preceding the quarter, or at least 5% of the valid votes cast in the electoral districts in which the party endorsed a candidate.
		Voter turnout at the 2004 federal general election (60.9%) was the lowest since 1896; turnout was 64.1% in 2000, 67% in 1997 and 69.6% in 1993.
	www.elections.ca /content.asp?section=gen&dir=did&document=index&lang=e&textonly=false (1133 words)

	Parti Québécois (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The 1980 Quebec referendum on sovereignty association was rejected by 60 per cent of voters.
		With the failure of the Charlottetown Accord and the Meech Lake Accord, the question of Quebec's status remained unresolved and the PQ called the 1995 Quebec referendum proposing negotiations on sovereignty.
		The current Bloc leader, Gilles Duceppe, is also the son of Jean Duceppe, an famous Quebec actor that helped found the PQ and the New Democratic Party branch in Quebec (now separated from the federal NDP and merged in the Union des Forces Progressistes).
	www.1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/p/pa/parti_quebecois.html (721 words)

	Canada, Sinclair v. Quebec (Attorney General) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Constitutional law -- Language guarantees -- Instruments of legislative nature -- Quebec legislation amalgamating two cities -- Legislative process divided into a series of discrete steps -- Whether all instruments, from ministerial order postponing municipal elections to notification of the issuance of letters patent for new city, must comply with s.
		133 of the Constitution Act, 1867 but the order postponing the election in Rouyn, the order issued in lieu of a draft agreement, the order in council ordering the issuance of letters patent for the new city, the letters patent themselves and the notice of issuance of the letters patent were printed in French only.
		The National Assembly of Quebec has attempted to divide the legislative process into a number of discrete steps, and then to claim that each of these individual steps, considered in isolation, lacks a legislative character.
	www.hrcr.org /safrica/cultural_religious/sinclair_quebec.html (601 words)

	Election Resources on the Internet: Federal Elections in Canada - Elections to the House of Commons
		In the ensuing January 23, 2006 general election, the Liberals were defeated by the Conservatives, who emerged as the largest party in the House of Commons, although well short of an absolute majority.
		Although both the government and the National Assembly of Quebec rejected the agreements under which the Canada Act was passed and denounced the political legitimacy of the Constitution Act, 1982, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the province was legally bound by the Act.
		On November 28, 2005, the House of Commons passed the no-confidence motion by a vote of 171 to 133, and the government was forced to call an early general election - held in January 2006 - in which the Liberals lost to the Conservatives.
	electionresources.org /ca (2310 words)

	List of Quebec general elections (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		This is a list of Quebec general elections since Confederation in 1867, when Quebec became a province of the Dominion of Canada.
		The 63 Liberal seats include the May 27 1912 election of Gustave Lemieux by acclamation in Gaspé and the July 15 1912 election of Joseph-Édouard Caron in the Îles-de-la-Madeleine.
		A by-election was not held in Kamouraska until February 11 1869 (won by the Conservatives).
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/L/List-of-Quebec-general-elections.htm (339 words)

	DGEQ - History of the electoral map of Québec
		The general elections of 1973 and 1976, as well as the referendum of 1980, were held on the basis of this map.
		The general elections of 1981 were held on the basis of this new map.
		The 1989 general elections and the 1992 referendum were held on the basis of this map.
	www.electionsquebec.qc.ca /en/history_electoral_map.asp (1306 words)

	CBC - Canada Votes 2004 - Voter Toolkit - Election Dictionary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The outcome of the dispute - an election victory by King - firmly established the principle that a Governor General must agree to a prime minister's request for the dissolution of Parliament and a general election.
		The Conservatives were the country's first ruling party, with the election of Sir John A. Macdonald in 1867, although in the late-1800s the party was known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party." Considered to be on the political right-of-centre of Canadian politics.
		Interest in an election is usually measured by "voter turnout," a percentage of the number of eligible voters who actually took the time to go vote.
	www.cbc.ca /canadavotes/voterstoolkit/anelectiondictionary.html (3315 words)

	CBC - British Columbia Votes 2005 - Features - Election Dictionary
		In B.C., general elections are now held on a fixed date: the second Tuesday in May every fourth year.
		In other provinces and federally, general elections are caused when the sitting premier or governing party leader requests the Lieutenant Governor to dissolve the House of Assembly and call an election.
		In the 2001 general election, the party won two seats and received 22 per cent of the popular vote.
	www.cbc.ca /bcvotes2005/features/dictionary.html (3914 words)

	DGEQ - A short history of the institution
		Henceforth, the Director General of Elections would be required to render all information pertaining to the enforcement of the Election Act accessible to the public.
		Following a public competition, the Director General of Elections would recommend the names of three persons for each of the positions to be filled.
		For instance, in 1982, the Director General of Elections assumed responsibility for holding polls for the Caisses d’entraide économique.
	www.electionsquebec.qc.ca /en/history_institution.asp (884 words)

	QUIET REVOLUTION FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Electoral fraud and corruption were commonplace in Quebec, with the Church openly campaigning for the Union Nationale with slogans such as ''Le ciel est bleu, l'enfer est rouge'' (Heaven is blue, hell is red - referring to the colours of the ''Union Nationale'' (blue) and the Liberals (red)).
		The ''SociÃ©tÃ© gÃ©nÃ©rale de financement'' (General financing corporation) was created in 1962 to encourage Quebecers to invest in their economic future and to increase the profitability of small companies.
		To manage the considerable revenues generated by the RRQ, and to provide the capital necessary for various projects in the public and private sectors, the ''Caisse_de_dÃ©pÃ´t_et_de_placement'' was created in 1965.
	www.bellabuds.com /Quiet_Revolution (1318 words)

	cric.ca - Canada's Portal - Quick Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		After the party's decimation in that year's election (they were reduced to 2 seats), he became leader.
		He had to resign his first cabinet post, minister of state for fitness and amateur sport, in 1990, after inexplicably calling a Quebec superior court judge inquiring on the case of a coach suing for reinstatement to the national team.
		He was acclaimed Quebec Liberal leader in March, 1998, after being pressured to replace Daniel Johnson, but lost the provincial election that year to Bouchard, the then-PQ premier.
	www.cric.ca /en_html/guide/provinc_elections/quebec_elec.html (783 words)

	Mapleleafweb.com: Voter Alamanc - Federal Political Parties in Canada
		To become registered, a political party must meet requirements under the Canada Elections Act, most important of which is the endorsing of at least one candidate in a general election or by-election.
		Located only in Quebec, the Bloc Quebecois is committed to affirming the existence of the Quebecois nation, defending the interests of Quebecois, and demanding recognition of its distinct place within Canada.
		An eligible political party cannot place its name next to its candidates’ on election ballots, and will not be able to take advantage of the benefits provided to registered parties, such as the allocation of broadcast time during election campaigns and the ability to issue tax receipts for donations.
	www.mapleleafweb.com /election/federal/parties/index.html (1937 words)

	Bloc Quebecois: The Road of Sovereignty
		In the general election of November 15, 1976, the Parti Québécois won a majority of seats in the National Assembly, thus forming the new govern-ment of Québec with René Lévesque as premier.
		The repeated failures to renew Canadian federalism leave Quebecers only two true options: the status quo, i.e., Canada just the way it is, with all its insensitivity to their legitimate and historical aspirations, or the way of the future, the road to sovereignty.
		Quebecers unanimously hold that sovereignty will be mindful of the rights of all citizens, regardless of origin or language.
	www.rocler.qc.ca /turp/eng/Road/Road.htm (7435 words)

	David Curtin on Canada & Conservatives on National Review Online
		Flaherty, however, is having none of it, and through a campaign of bold speeches and skillfully timed policy statements has transformed the leadership election from an Eves coronation to a contest for the heart and soul of the party.
		Polls of the general public have consistently placed Eves well in the lead, but some more recent surveys of the 100,000 Conservative party members who will be eligible to vote in the leadership election suggest that he has lost most of his advantage, and that Flaherty is gaining on him rapidly.
		He implemented a court-ordered same-sex benefits bill as attorney general in 1999, so the gay lobby has nothing against him; but since the bill was dictated to the government by the courts, it has not cost him significant support among pro-family activists.
	www.nationalreview.com /comment/comment-curtin031802.shtml (1248 words)

	Parliamentary and Electoral Systems (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		A general election is held in Québec at least once every five years.
		People holding Canadian citizenship who have been living in Québec for at least six months are entitled to have their name entered on the list of electors and to vote, except persons under curatorship and those convicted of election fraud in the five years preceding the election.
		Most candidates run for election under the banner of a legally recognized political party, and all must comply with the provisions of the Election Act governing, among other things, the financing of political parties and election expenses.
	www.assnat.qc.ca /eng/Assemblee/systeme.html (402 words)

	quebec
		Annual generation of solid wastes is about 5.4 million tons, or 0.8 tons per person; Québec produces about 22.2 percent of Canada's hazardous waste.
		The most recent general election was held on 1 December 1998, in which the separatist Parti Québécois won 75 of the legislature's 125 seats, while the anti-separatist Quebec Liberal Party won 48.
		In 1995, electricity generated in the province totaled 200.8 billion kilowatt hours (75 percent by Hydro-Québec) and consumption within the province amounted to 161 billion kilowatt hours.
	cms.westport.k12.ct.us /cmslmc/foreignlanguages/canada/quebec.htm (7499 words)

	Nelson - Political Science-Canadian Politics on the Web/The Executive
		The governor general's position is constituted through the 1947 Letters Patent, although many of the powers of that position (and those of the lieutenant governors) are to be found in the Constitution Act, 1867.
		While the governor general usually acts on the "advice" (instructions, really) of the prime minister, there are occasions when the governor general can refuse to act on this advice.
		A contemporary scenario, in which the governor general or lieutenant governor might use his or her discretion to refuse to act on the government's advice is in Quebec.
	www.nelson.com /nelson/polisci/executive.html (964 words)

	The Constitution Act, 1867 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In the general Census of the Population of Canada which is hereby required to be taken in the Year One Thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, and every Tenth Year thereafter, the respective Populations of the Four Provinces shall be distinguished.
		The provisions of this Act referring to the Governor General in Council shall be construed as referring to the Governor General acting by and with the Advice of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada.
		In the case of Quebec each of the Twenty-four Senators representing that Province shall be appointed for One of the Twenty-four Electoral Divisions of Lower Canada specified in Schedule A. to Chapter One of the Consolidated Statutes of Canada.
	www.solon.org /Constitutions/Canada/English/ca_1867.html (9620 words)

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