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Article: House of Commons.(Legislative Reports)
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- Canadian Parliamentary Review
- Article date:
- September 22, 2003
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Set against a backdrop of mounting tensions in Liberal ranks in the run-up to the leadership convention later this fall, the government pushed through several contentious bills prior to adjourning the House for the summer on Friday, June 13th, 2003. Among the pieces of legislation passed in the Commons was Bill C-24, the Prime Minister's legislation on political financing, Bill C-39, which amends the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act and the Parliament of Canada Act and Bill C-25, the Public Service Staff Relations Act.
Following its tumultuous passage through the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, where it was challenged by Liberal ...