S-6Government of CanadaLIBERAL
A fourth Act to harmonize federal law with the civil law of Quebec and to amend certain Acts in order to ensure that each language version takes into account the common law and the civil law
Fourth federal Act to harmonize federal law with the civil law of Quebec. Updates references in federal statutes so they fit Quebec's Civil Code framework (rather than relying solely on the common-law concepts used in the rest of Canada). Routine but time-consuming statutory housekeeping.
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Royal AssentQuick learn
Technical bill that updates federal laws so they work properly with Quebec's Civil Code (rather than only common-law concepts). Routine and bipartisan; this is the fourth in a series since the 1990s.
Issues this bill touches
- Federalism & Quebec
Fourth Federal-Civil Law Harmonization Act for Quebec.
Legislative history
- First reading
First reading in the Senate.
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Second reading in the Senate.
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Sponsored by
Sean FraserLIBERALOfficial source
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