Bill C-337

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	2nd Session, 36th Parliament, 48 Elizabeth II, 1999
	The House of Commons of Canada
	BILL C-337
	An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (recognized political parties)
	Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
R.S., c. P-1; R.S., cc. 31, 42 (1st Supp.), c. 38 (2nd Supp.), c. 1 (4th Supp.); 1991, cc. 20, 30; 1993, cc. 13, 28; 1994, c. 18; 1996, cc. 16, 35; 1997, c. 32; 1998, c. 23	*1. Section 50 of the Parliament of Canada Act* is amended by adding the following after subsection (1):**
Recognized political parties	(1.1) The following definition applies in subsection (2):
``recognized political party'' « parti reconnu »	``recognized political party'' means a party that has a recognized membership in the House of Commons that
	(a) is equal to or exceeds ten percent of the total membership of the House, and
	(b) has members representing electoral districts in at least three provinces or territories.
	2. Subparagraphs 50(2)(b)(i) and (ii) of the Act are replaced with the following:
	(i) the caucus of the party in opposition having the largest recognized membership in the House may appoint one member of the Board, and
	(ii) the caucus of the party in opposition having the second largest recognized membership in the House may appoint one member of the Board if that party is a recognized political party, and if it is not, the caucus of the party mentioned in subparagraph (i) may appoint a second member of the Board.

	3. Section 62 of the Act is renumbered as subsection (2), and is amended by adding the following before subsection (2):
Recognized political parties	(1) The following definition applies in this section:
``recognized political party'' « parti reconnu »	``recognized political party'' means a party that has a recognized membership in the House of Commons that
	(a) is equal to or exceeds ten percent of the total membership of the House, and
	(b) has members representing electoral districts in at least three provinces or territories.
	4. Paragraphs 62(2) of the Act are amended by striking out the expression ``party that has a recognized membership of twelve or more persons in the House'' where it occurs in paragraphs (b), (d) and (f) and substituting in each case, the expression ``recognized political party''.

Bill C-337

BILL C-337