Statement
May 14, 1984
Bill of Attainder
Hon. Lloyd Francis
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The nature of the bill in question is that of a Bill of Attainder, a type of bill which was at one time employed in the British Parliament as "the highest form of parliamentary jurisprudence." It is obsolete in the United Kingdom, having not been used since the 18 th century, and is non-existent in Canadian practice.
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"A Bill of Attainder is an obsolete British parliamentary procedure that is non-existent in Canadian practice."
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The Speaker explains that a Bill of Attainder is an obsolete British parliamentary procedure with no precedent in Canadian practice.
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