House of Commons Procedure and Practice
edited by Robert Marleau and Camille Montpetit
© 2000 House of Commons
Coordination: Gertrude Gillich D’Urso
Proofreading: Licia Canton
Typesetting: Claude Bergeron
Cover and design: Norman Lavoie
Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data
Canada. Parliament. House of Commons
House of Commons Procedure and Practice
Issued also in French under title: La procédure et les usages de la Chambre des communes.
ISBN 2-89461-378-4
Cat. no. X9-2/5-1999E
- Parliamentary practice – Canada – Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Legislation – Canada – Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Canada. Parliament. House of Commons – Rules and practices – Handbooks, manuals, etc.
I. Marleau, Robert. II. Montpetit, Camille. III. Title.
JL164.C32 1999328.71’05C99-980478-2
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