The Constitution of Canada

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Identifikator:: 1895543282

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-242408

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Munro, Joseph Edwin Crawford http://d-nb.info/gnd/1113111038

Title:: The Constitution of Canada

Place of publication:: Cambridge

Publisher:: Univ. Press

Year of publication:: 1889

Scope:: XXXVI, 356 Seiten

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter XI. The Dominion Parliament

Collection:: Economics Books

OPENING OF PARLIAMENT. 113 election is to “proceed with all practicable speed to elect one of its members to be Speaker.” The House might evidently under this provision at once elect its Speaker, and such election would be complete without any confirmation by the Governor-General. The customary method of proceeding to the election is Roegioisf peaker. as follows: — Shortly before the hour fixed for the opening of Parlia- ment, the members re-assemble. On the Usher of the Black Rod presenting himself at the door, which he strikes three times with his rod, he is admitted. Advancing up the floor of the House he makes three obeisances and says in French and in English— “Gentlemen [or Mr Speaker in subsequent sessions], his Excellency the Governor-General desires the im- mediate attendance of this honourable House in the Senate chamber.” The Usher then retires and the members proceed to the Senate chamber in order to hear the message relating to the election of Speaker. The Speaker of the Senate thereupon addresses the members as follows : “His Excellency the Governor-General does not see fit to declare the causes of his summoning the present Parlia- ment of the Dominion of Canada until a Speaker of the House of Commons shall have been chosen according to law, but to-morrow, at the hour of — his Excellency will declare the causes of his calling this Parliament.” The Commons then return to their chamber. The clerk Presides and the election of Speaker is proceeded with, any Question relating thereto being put to the House by the clerk. The member duly elected is conducted to the Chair by his proposer and seconder, where he returns his thanks to the House for the honour conferred on him. The mace is

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