Table of Contents
 

1.	Origins of Bill S-4
	1.1	Selecting Federal Statutes for Harmonization
	1.2	Developing Expertise in Three Areas of Law
	1.3	Bill C‑50
	1.4	Bill S-52
2.	Content of Bill S‑4
	2.1	Preamble
	2.2.	Repeal and Replacement of Provisions of the Civil Code of Lower Canada
		2.2.1	Repeal
		2.2.2	Replacement
	2.3.	Interpretation Act
		2.3.1	Section 8.1
		2.3.2	Section 8.2
	2.4.	Pilot Statutes
		2.4.1	Federal Real Property Act
		2.4.2	Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
		2.4.3	Crown Liability and Proceedings Act
	2.5	Mosaic of Partially Harmonized Acts
Conclusion

    

CLAUSE 8 OF BILL S-4:
AMENDING THE INTERPRETATION ACT

1.    Constitutional Foundations

2.    Federal Legislation: Role of Provincial Law

3.    Applying Provincial Law Elements of Federal Law  

4.    Interpretation Act: Scope And Purposes

5.    Interpretation Act: Applying Provincial Law Elements

6.    Interpretation Act: Amendment Proposals