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Canadian Senate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (4622 words) |
 | This is inherited from the British Houses of Parliament, where the Lords chamber is a lavish room with red benches, whereas the Commons chamber is a sparsely-decorated room with green benches. |
 | The Canadian Parliament was based on the Westminster model (that is, the model of the Parliament of the United Kingdom). |
 | Many Western Canadians then called for a "Triple-E Senate," standing for "elected, equal, and effective." They believed that allowing equal representation of the provinces would protect the interests of the smaller provinces, and would end the domination of Ontario and Quebec. |
| Supreme Court of Canada - Decisions - The Queen v. Beauregard (8167 words) |
 | Canadian judges are Canadian citizens and must bear their fair share of the financial burden of administering the country. |
 | He said that the effect of this provision was to reduce the salaries of incumbent judges and that this was unconstitutional for two reasons: first, because it intruded into provincial jurisdiction under s. |
 | As a general observation, Canadian judges are Canadian citizens and must bear their fair share of the financial burden of administering the country. |