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Title: By the Numbers: A Statistical Survey of Private Member's Bills.
Author : Canadian Parliamentary Review
Release Date : January 22, 2002
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 265 KB

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Many Private Members' Bills are drafted by House of Commons legislative counsel but not all are later introduced in the House of Commons and few are adopted. Nevertheless, Private Member's Bills constitute a helpful educational tool even when they do not succeed in changing the law or making new law. This article looks at Private Member's Bills introduced over the last two Parliaments and offers insights about the use of this particular parliamentary tool. Members of Parliament often complain about the limited opportunities for them in respect of legislative initiatives. Sometimes their concerns are expressed in terms of the resources provided to private Members for this purpose. Other times, the complaints relate to House procedure in respect of Private Members' Business.