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Guide to Making Federal Acts and Regulations

Appendix - Reference Material

Overview

This appendix provides a comprehensive list of reference materials and other documents that may be useful to anyone participating in the law-making process.

In this Appendix

Sources of additional reference material on:

Parliamentary Democracy
Preparing Legislation
Parliamentary Process - General
Parliamentary Process - House of Commons
Parliamentary Process - Senate of Canada
Regulatory Process

Audience

Everyone

Key Messages

There are many places to look for additional information.

Parliamentary Democracy

Title	Author	Reference and Language	Assessment
How Canadians Govern Themselves, 4^th ed. 1997	Eugene A. Forsey	http://www.parl.gc.ca/ information/about/ process/library/ forsey/how-e.htm Bilingual	Easily understood
Parliamentary Process - Canada's Parliament at Work	Parliament of Canada	http://www.parl.gc.ca/common AbourtParl_Process.asp?Langu age=E Bilingual	Portal to a wide range of information about the parliamentary process
The Question of Confidence in Responsible Government, 1985	Eugene A. Forsey and G.C. Eglinton	Printed English	Technical
Parliament: Canada’s Democracy and How it Works, 1995	Maureen McTeer	ISBN 0-394-22006-4 English	Easily understood
The Parliament of Canada, 1987	C.E.S. Franks	ISBN 0-802-05735-7 English	Good introduction
The Law-Making Process, 1991	Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel of the Senate	Printed Bilingual	Easily understood

Preparing Legislation

Title	Author	Reference and Language	Assessment
The Role and Structure of the Privy Council Office, current	Privy Council Office	http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/ default.asp? Page=Publications& Language=E& doc=Role/role_e.htm Bilingual	Easily understood
Memoranda to Cabinet: A Drafters' Guide	Privy Council Office	http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/ default.asp?Language=E& Page=publications& Sub=mc& Doc=mc_e.htm Bilingual	Easily understood
Responsibility in the Constitution, 1993	Privy Council Office	http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/ default.asp?Page=Publications &Language=E& doc=constitution/toc_e.htm Bilingual	Easily understood
Designing Regulatory Laws that Work	Department of Justice (Constitutional and Administrative Law Section)	Printed Bilingual	Detailed and technical
Manual for Designing Administrative Tribunals, 1998	Department of Justice (Constitutional and Administrative Law Section)	Electronic version, available on the Department of Justice Text Workbench Bilingual	Detailed and technical
Composition of Legislation, 2^nd ed., 1976	E. A. Driedger	ISBN 0-660-00443-7 English	Detailed and technical
Legislation Deskbook	Department of Justice (Legislative Services Branch)	Electronic version, available on the Department of Justice Text Workbench Bilingual	Detailed and technical
Responsibility in the Constitution, 1993	Privy Council Office	ISBN 0-662-58782-0 Bilingual	Easily understood

Parliamentary Process - General

Title	Author	Reference and Language	Assessment
Making Canada's Laws, 1997	Senate	http://www.parl.gc.ca/ information/about/ process/senate/ senatetoday/ making_laws-e.htm Bilingual	Easily understood
Erskine May’s Treatise on the Law, Privileges, Proceedings and Usage of Parliament, 22^nd ed., 1997	Sir D. Limon, et. al.	ISBN 0-406-89587-2 English	Technical
Bourinot’s Parliamentary Procedure and Practice in the Dominion of Canada, 4^th ed., 1916	John Bourinot	ISBN 0-716-52021-4 English	Technical
Glossary of Parliamentary Procedure , 2^nd ed., 1997	House of Commons	http://www.parl.gc.ca/ information/about/ process/house/ glossary/gloss-e.htm ISBN 0-662-63075-0 Bilingual	Explanation of terminology
The Legislative Process, 1992	House of Commons	ISBN 0-662-58828-2 Bilingue	Good introduction
Parliamentary Calendar, current	Library of Parliament	http://www.parl.gc.ca/ information/about/ process/house/ calendar/calpre-e.htm Bilingual	Easily understood
Canadian Parliamentary Handbook, 1998	John Bejermi	ISBN 0-714-8143 Bilingual	Technical
Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1997	Parliament	ISBN 0-969-31580-5 Bilingual	Easily understood
Notes on the Responsibilities of Public Servants in Relation to Parliamentary Committees, 1990	Privy Council Office	http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/ default.asp? Page=Publications &Language=E& doc=pco-notes/cover_e.htm Bilingual	Easily understood
Guidelines for Preparing Government Responses to House of Commons Committee Reports, 1999	Privy Council Office	http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/ default.asp? Page=Publications &Language=E& doc=legislation/ govresp_e.htm Bilingual	Easily understood

Parliamentary Process - House of Commons

Title	Author	Reference and Language	Assessment
Standing Orders of the House of Commons, current	House of Commons	http://www.parl.gc.ca/ information/about/ process/house/ standingorders/ toc-e.html Bilingual	Technical
Annotated Standing Orders of the House of Commons, 1989	House of Commons	ISBN 0-660-54620-5	Technical
Précis of Procedure, 5th ed., 1997	House of Commons	http://www.parl.gc.ca/ information/about/ process/house/ precis/titpg-e.htm Bilingual	Easily understood
House of Commons Procedure and Practice, 2000	R. Marleau, C. Montpetit	ISBN 2-89461-378-4 Bilingual	Technical
Beauchesne’s Rules and Forms of the House of Commons of Canada, 6th ed., 1989	A. Fraser, et al.	ISBN 0-459-32481-0 Bilingual	Technical
The House of Commons at Work, 1993	John Fraser	ISBN 2-893-10164-X English	Easily understood
Committee Business, current	House of Commons	http://www.parl.gc.ca/ common/ committee.asp? Language=E& Parl=37&Ses=1	Easily understood
Time limits on Speeches, Statements and Debates, 1994	House of Commons	Printed Journals Branch: Tel.(613) 996-1086 Bilingual	Easily understood
A User’s Guide to House of Commons Publications, 1993	House of Commons	ISBN 0-662-60087-8 Bilingual	Easily understood
Order Paper, Journals, Hansard, Proceedings of Committees	House of Commons	http://www.parl.gc.ca/ english/ebus.html Bilingual	Easily understood, some technical
House of Commons Calendar	House of Commons	http://www.parl.gc.ca/ information/about/ process/house/calendar/ calpre-e.htm Bilingual	Easily understood
List of Members of the House of Commons	House of Commons	http://www.parl.gc.ca/ common/ SenatorsMembers _house.asp? Language=E&Parl=37& Ses=1&Sect=hoccur Bilingual	Easily understood
Privilege in the Modern Context, 1990	House of Commons	ISBN 0-662-57585-7 Bilingual	Easily understood
Privilege in the Historical Context, 1990	House of Commons	ISBN 0-662-57584-9 Bilingual	Easily understood
Committees of the House of Commons: A Practical Guide, 5th ed., 1997	House of Commons	ISBN 0-662-63076-9 Committees Branch: Tel. (613) 996-1190 Bilingual	Easily understood
A Guide for Witnesses Appearing Before Committees of the House of Commons	House of Commons	http://www.parl.gc.ca/ infocom/documents/ guide-witness-e.htm Bilingual	Easily understood
Parliamentary Privilege in Canada, 1997	J. Maingot	ISBN 0-773-51718-9 Bilingual	Technical

Parliamentary Process - Senate

Title	Author	Reference and Language	Assessment
The Senate Today	Senate	http://www.parl.gc.ca/ information/about/ process/Senate/ senatetoday/ senate_today-e.htm Bilingual	Easily understood
The Canadian Senate in Focus (1987-1993), 1993	Senate	Printed Committees Directorate: Tel.: (613) 990-0088 English	Good comparison of Senate and House of Commons
Rules Of The Senate Of Canada, 1996	Senate	http://www.parl.gc.ca/ information/about/ process/senate/rules-e/ senrules-e.htm Bilingual	Technical
Proceedings of the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders Standing Rules and Orders, Issue No. 1, 1991	Senate	Printed ISBN 1187-2489 Bilingual	Clear explanation of 1991 rules
Party Standings and Senators	Senate	http://www.parl.gc.ca/ common/ SenatorsMembers_ senate.asp? Language=E&Parl=37& Ses=1&Sect=sencur Bilingual	Easily understood
Order Paper, Minutes, Committee hearings and proceedings	Senate	http://www.parl.gc.ca/ english/ebus.html Bilingual	Easily understood
A Guide to Witnesses Appearing before Senate Committees	Senate	http://www.parl.gc.ca/ 37/1/parlbus/ commbus/senate/ com-e/pub-e/ witness-e.htm Bilingual	Easily understood
List of Standing, Special and Joint Committees of the Senate	Senate	http://www.parl.gc.ca/ Common/ Committee_SenList.asp? Language=E &Parl=37&Ses=1. Bilingual	Easily understood

Regulatory Process

Title	Author	Reference and Language	Assessment
Government of Canada Regulatory Policy	Privy Council Office (Regulatory Affairs and Orders in Council Secretariat)	Bilingual http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/ raoics-srdc/default.asp ?Language=E &Page=Publications &Sub=Governmentof CanadaRegula	Easily understood
Federal Regulatory Process Guides	Privy Council Office (Regulatory Affairs and Orders in Council Secretariat)	Bilingual http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/ raoics-srdc/default.asp? Language=E& Page=Publications& Sub=RegulatoryProcessGuide	Easily understood
Federal Regulations Manual, 1998	Department of Justice (Regulations Section)	Bilingual	Technical, but easily understood

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