How A Bill Becomes Law Flashcards
What happens after the Second Reading in making a law?
The Committee Stage.
Relevant parliamentary committee examines the bill.
What happens after the Report Stage in making a law?
The Third Reading.
The bill is debated and voted on the amended version of the bill.
What happens after the Third Reading?
The bill is sent to the Senate and the same process are repeated.
What is the first stage in making a law?
The Introduction and First Reading.
The title of the bill is read and printed and receives a number.
What does Amending Formula means?
It means that in order to change our constitution, the government needs 7 out of 10 provinces to agree.
Those 7 provinces need to have at least half of Canada’s population.
What happens after the Committee Stage in making a law?
The Report Stage.
Parliamentary committee reports.
Amendments are considered and voted on.
What happens after the Senate approves the law?
It is sent to the Governor General for his royal assent.
What happens after the Introduction and First Reading in making a law?
The Second Reading.
The bill is debated.
