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LEGISLATIVE SUMMARIES are prepared by the Parliamentary Information and Research Service to provide Parliamentarians with an explanatory document for most government bills. They are written by Research Officers knowledgeable in the relevant area of policy or law as soon as resources permit following First Reading of a bill. New Legislative Summaries will be posted on the web site once the texts are available in both official languages.
While Legislative Summaries are made available for a wide range of government bills, there are some exceptions: documents are not prepared for taxation measures, omnibus legislation or brief, self- explanatory bills. Legislative Summaries are revised to reflect amendments, where feasible. Text discussing amendments will appear in bold type in the document.
If you have specific questions about any bill for which an LS is not available, if you wish a printed copy of a document, or if you encounter any difficulty in using this on-line service, please contact the Parliamentary Information and Research Service at:
Telephone: (613) 996-3942
Fax: (613) 992-5015
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December 2006