Justice committee  Of course on the issue of unilingual incorporation by reference, the highest decision we have would be from the Supreme Court of Canada in 1992, the Manitoba language reference, which really set out the parameters for when it is acceptable to incorporate material that is unilingu

Justice committee  There are constitutional interdelegation cases that relate to how the federal government and the provincial governments deal with their shared constitutional responsibilities. But they are not directly on point when it comes to incorporation by reference of the type that Bill S-2

Justice committee  As my colleague mentioned, one of the main drivers behind the tabling of this legislation was to settle the dispute between the government and the Standing Joint Committee on the Scrutiny of Regulations, because we did not agree as to when incorporation by reference could be used

Justice committee  As my colleague Madam Bourdages said, it will settle the issue as to whether or not incorporation by reference has been expressly authorized by Parliament. It will firmly settle that. The standing joint committee has submitted a brief in the Senate, and they do not agree that th

Justice committee  We did provide you four examples of current incorporations by reference to highlight the types of materials that are incorporated currently and the different ways that they may be most commonly used. On the first page, you'll see there's an example of the Fort William First Nati

Justice committee  International treaties of course can be implemented in various ways. One way we do implement international obligations is through incorporation by reference. I'm not personally aware of incorporating treaties that we may not have ratified. Is that your question?

Justice committee  I don't have the information to answer that question.