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    Commercial Law

    Commercial law is that branch of private law concerned primarily with the supply of goods or services by merchants and other businesses for profit. Textbooks on commercial law frequently differ on the range of topics treated in them.

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    Commission of Government

    The Commission of Government in Newfoundland was established in response to an extraordinary set of circumstances.

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    Commission of Inquiry on the Position of the French Language and on Language Rights in Québec (Gendron Commission)

    The Commission of Inquiry on the Position of the French Language and on Language Rights in Québec (1969–1973) is a royal inquiry commission set up by the government under Jean-Jacques Bertrand. Noting the inequality between the English and French languages and the federal state’s hesitancy to take measures to encourage the independence and general development of the French Canadian population, the Gendron Commission elaborated a series of recommendations which led to the adoption of the Language Acts in 1974 and 1977 (see Quebec Language Policy).

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    Commissioner for Oaths

    A Commissioner for Oaths is any person over 18 years of age commissioned by a lieutenant-governor to administer oaths and take affidavits.

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    Committee for an Independent Canada

    The Committee for an Independent Canada (CIC) was conceived by Walter GORDON, Peter NEWMAN and Abraham Rotstein as a citizens' committee to promote Canadian economic and cultural independence. They recruited Jack MCCLELLAND and Claude RYAN as cochairmen and launched the CIC on 17 September 1970.

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    Committees

    Parliament has many committees which perform functions that cannot be adequately accomplished in debate or question period.

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    Common Law

    Common law, the system of law that evolved from the decisions of the English royal courts of justice since the Norman Conquest (1066).

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    Common-Law Unions in Canada

    A common-law union occurs when two people live together in a conjugal relationship, generally for at least a year (or more depending on the province in which they reside). Common-law couples in Canada have many of the same legal, parental and financial rights and obligations as married couples.

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    Commonwealth

    The Commonwealth of Nations is made up of 56 countries, including Canada, that were for the most part once part of the British Empire. They work together on international policy and hold a major sports event every four years. It is one of the world’s oldest political associations of states.

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    Commonwealth of Learning

    The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) is an intergovernmental organization that helps developing countries improve access to quality education and training.

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    Communal Properties Act Case

     Walter v Attorney-General of Alberta (1965-69) tested the constitutional validity of the Communal Properties Act (1955), which had the effect of restricting the amount of lands that could be owned communally by religious groups such as the HUTTERITES and the DOUKHOBORS.

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    Communauté des biens

    Communauté des biens (community of property), term used in the legal codes of NEW FRANCE and Québec to describe the pooled assets of husband and wife. It began as part of the Coutume de Paris, introduced about 1640 and the sole legal code of the colony after 1664.

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    Communications Law

    Communications LawCanadian communications law includes judicial decisions and statutes governing communications firms; however, the most important element of Canadian communications law comes from the decisions of the federal regulator, the CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CRTC), which regulates radio, television, broadcast distribution undertakings (cable, satellite and IPTV television services) and most telecommunication services, wireless services and Internet service providers (ISPs). Not all communications are subject to regulatory oversight in Canada. Newspapers are not subject to...

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    Communist Party of Canada

    The Communist Party of Canada, founded in 1924 as the Canadian branch of the international Communist movement, is a fringe political party that advocates for a pure socialist society based on the ideas of Vladimir Lenin and Karl Marx.

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    Compact Theory of Confederation

    Compact Theory of Confederation, see CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY.

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