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Omnibus bills : frequently asked questions / revised by Andre Barnes.YM32-10/2012-79-2022E-PDF

"In 2017, the House amended its Standing Orders to provide a definition of "omnibus bill": an omnibus bill is a government bill that seeks to repeal, amend or enact more than one Act, yet it does not contain a common element that connects its various provisions, or it seeks to link unrelated matters. For the purposes of voting, the clauses of the bill can be combined thematically and these groups of clauses addressed separately as part of a single debate at each stage of the process. Although today the use of omnibus bills is well entrenched in Canadian parliamentary practice, it is often still seen as an exception to the usual legislative process. Nonetheless, few studies have attempted to answer recurring questions about these bills. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to answer some of the most frequently asked questions about omnibus bills"--Executive summary, page ii.

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Department/Agency
  • Canada. Parliamentary Information and Research Service, issuing body.
TitleOmnibus bills : frequently asked questions / revised by Andre Barnes.
Series title
  • HillStudies : in-depth reads on Canadian topics ; publication no. 2012-79-E
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
Earlier editionOmnibus bills - frequently asked questions / [1 October 2012 edition]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Cover title.
  • Issued also in French under title: Projets de loi omnibus : foire aux questions.
  • "[P]repared by Parliamentary Information, Education and Research Services, ..."--About this publication.
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 7-10).
Publishing information
  • [Ottawa] : Library of Parliament = Bibliothèque du Parlement, 26 January 2022.
  • ©2022
Author / Contributor
  • Barnes, André, author.
Description1 online resource (ii, 10 pages).
Catalogue number
  • YM32-10/2012-79-2022E-PDF
Edition
  • [Revised 26 January 2022].
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