Bill C-344
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2nd Session, 36th Parliament, 48 Elizabeth II, 1999
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The House of Commons of Canada
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BILL C-344 |
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An Act to provide for the study of proportional
representation in federal elections and a
national referendum on the
recommendations that result from the
study
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Short title
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1. This Act may be cited as the Proportional
Representation Review Act.
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Definitions
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2. The definitions in this section apply in
this Act.
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``Minister'' « ministre »
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``Minister'' means the member of the Queen's
Privy Council for Canada designated by the
Governor in Council under subsection 4(3)
of the Canada Elections Act.
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``proportional
representa- tion'' « représenta- tion proportion- nelle »
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``proportional representation'' means an
election process that provides for the
allocation of some of the seats in a House to
members democratically designated by
parties so that the overall proportion of seats
held in the House by each party
approximates to the proportion of votes cast
for the party on a national basis.
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``Proportional
Represen- tation Committee'' « Comité sur la représenta- tion proportion- nelle »
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``Proportional Representation Committee''
means such committee with representation
from all recognized parties in the House of
Commons as the House may appoint for the
purpose of this Act.
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Committee
study
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3. The Proportional Representation
Committee shall
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Timing of
study
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4. The Proportional Representation
Committee shall commence its deliberations
promptly on receiving its instructions.
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Public
hearings
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5. The Committee shall include public
hearings in every province and territory
during its process of public consultation.
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Information to
public on
recommenda- tions
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6. (1) When the House of Commons has
concurred in the report of the Committee and
the question or the report or the report and
question as amended by the House, the
Minister shall cause to be prepared and tabled
in the House a detailed plan by which electors
will be informed of the report and the text of
the question and given sufficient information
to allow them to make an informed decision
when the referendum is held, and move a
motion seeking the concurrence of the House
in the plan.
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Public
informed
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(2) When the plan referred to in subsection
(1) has been approved by the House, the
Minister shall cause it to be carried out in a
timely manner having regard to the date the
referendum is to be held pursuant to section 7.
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Proclamation
of referendum
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7. The Governor in Council shall, by
proclamation issued in the manner provided in
section 3 of the Referendum Act, direct that the
opinion of electors be obtained on the
referendum question by putting the question
or the question as amended by the House of
Commons, as the case may be, before or at the
same time as the next general election of
members to the House of Commons.
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