An Act to perpetuate an ancient parliamentary right
Sponsored by Ford, Hon. Doug · First Reading Ordered for Second Reading
- This bill is a symbolic pro forma measure introduced before the Throne Speech
- It asserts the Legislative Assembly's right to sit and act without Crown permission
- It affirms lawmakers can give priority to matters other than those raised by the Sovereign
- The practice traces back to at least 1558 and was codified by the House of Commons in 1604
- It follows a tradition used in certain other parliamentary jurisdictions to mark the first bill's constitutional importance