Researching legislative Intent : a practical guide.

Subjects: Law -- Canada -- Interpretation and construction.; Legal research -- Canada.; Legislative histories -- Canada.

Contents: Introduction Chapter 1: Researching Legislative Intent Chapter 2: Understanding Statutes: The Process of a Bill Chapter 3: Intrinsic Aids to Statutory Interpretation Chapter 4: Extrinsic Aids to Statutory Interpretation: Legislative Debates Chapter 5: Extrinsic Aids to Statutory Interpretation: Committees Chapter 6: Extrinsic Aids to Statutory Interpretation: Other Sources Chapter 7: How to Trace the Legislative Evolution of a Statute Chapter 8: How to Trace the Legislative History of a Statute Chapter 9: Interpretation of Treaties with Indigenous Peoples Chapter 10: Statutory Intruments, Royal Prerogative. and Delegated Legislation Chapter 11: Tracing the Evolution and History of Regulation Appendix 1: Definitions of Regulations Appendix 2: Federal, Provincial, and Territorial Parliamentary Libraries and Archives in Canada Appendix 3: Process of a Bill