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Bill C-218

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SUMMARY

Under this enactment, Canada shall not, without first consulting the provincial governments, negotiate or conclude a treaty

    (a) in an area under the legislative authority of the legislatures of the provinces; or

    (b) in a field affecting an area under the legislative authority of the legislatures of the provinces.

Nothing in the Act in any manner limits or affects the royal prerogative of Her Majesty in right of a province with respect to the negotiation and conclusion of treaties in an area under the legislative authority of the legislatures of the provinces.