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Secrétariat aux affaires intergouvernementales canadiennes
Intergovernmental resolutions of the Québec National Assembly
The Québec National Assembly has often expressed itself on intergovernmental subjects by means of resolutions. Here is a non-exhaustive list of such resolutions:
2009
Unanimous resolution demanding that the firearms registry be maintained, November 4, 2009.
Resolution demanding that the Federal Government renounce the tabling of any bill whose consequence would be to reduce the weight of Québec in the House of Commons. October 7, 2009.
Resolution urging the Federal Minister of Fisheries to lift the moratorium on cod fishing, June 18, 2009.
Resolution exhorting the Federal Government to provide significant and urgent assistance to Québec's forestry workers, May 29, 2009.
Resolution asking the Federal Government to take note of the report of the Commissioner of Official Languages, to increase its efforts to meet the objectives of the policy and of the Official Languages Act, and reaffirming its wish that the French language be present on an equal footing with the English language on the occasion of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games, May 27, 2009.
Unanimous resolution demanding that the Government of Québec continue its approaches to the Government of Canada in order that the lands forming Parliament Hill, which the Government of Québec has been leasing from the Federal Government since 1881, be ceded thereto, May 20, 2009.
Resolution demanding that the Federal Government make, as expeditiously as possible, clear commitments and quickly make known its intentions in order that Québec's seniors be treated justly and with dignity, May 19, 2009.
Resolution demanding that the Federal Government and Canada Post make clear commitments and expeditiously make known their intentions regarding the maintaining of postal services, May 13, 2009.
Resolution condemning the decision by the European Parliament to ban the sale ofproducts derived from seals on the territory of the European Union, May 5, 2009.
Resolution supporting Bill C-241 which aims to remove the employment insurance waiting period, April 29, 2009
Resolution demanding that the Federal Government that it ratify the bilateral double taxation agreements with the jurisdictions that have committed to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to improve transparency and to establish effective tax information sharing, April 2, 2009
Resolution demanding the maintaining of the firearms registry, March 31, 2009.
Unanimous resolution asking the Federal Government to treat Québec justly and equitably, by granting compensation that is comparable to that offered to Ontario for the harmonization of its sales tax with the GST, March 31, 2009
Unanimous resolution demanding that the Federal Government give assistance to workers, communities and businesses affected by the economic slowdown and reiterating the firm opposition to the Canada-wide securities commission project, January 15, 2009
2008
Resolution demanding that the Federal Government revoke its decision to put an end to the financing of economically oriented non-profit organizations, June 10, 2008
Unanimous resolution reaffirming the importance of French as an official language of Canada, June 3, 2008
Unanimous resolution affirming that French language proficiency is a prerequisite and essential condition for the appointment of Supreme Court of Canada judges, May 21, 2008
Unanimous resolution demanding that the Federal Government extend the housing programs, April 8, 2008
Unanimous resolution denouncing the Federal Government for its lack of fairness to Québec in the implementation of its climate change plan, March 12, 2008
2007
Unanimous resolution asking the Federal Government to permanently transfer the Federal excise tax on gasoline, December 14, 2007
Unanimous resolution marking the 10th anniversary of the Kyoto Protocol, December 11, 2007
Unanimous resolution expressing its disagreement regarding the position of the Canadian Government on climate change, November 28, 2007
Unanimous resolution demanding that the Federal Government ensure that Québec seniors who are not currently receiving the garanteed income supplement to whicch they are eligible by reason of their destitution receive the amounts due to them, November 27, 2007
Unanimous resolution reaffirming that no modification to the Canadian Senate may be carried out without the consent of the Government of Québec and the National Assembly, November 7, 2007
Unanimous resolution asking the Federal Governent to abandon its Canada-wide securities commission project, October 16, 2007
Unanimous resolution recalling that the National Assembly of Québec never acceded to the Constitution Act, 1982, June 14, 2007
Unanimous resolution asking to withdraw Bill C-56 and Bill C-43, May 16, 2007
Unanimous resolution asking the Federal Government to affirm its intention to follow up on the last report of the Commissionner of Official Languages, May 16, 2007
2006
Unanimous resolution taking note and recognizing the positive nature of the motion carried by the House of Common that recognizes that the Québécois form a nation within a united Canada, November 30, 2006
Unanimous resolution demanding the preservation of the firearms registry, October 18, 2006.
Unanimous resolution asking the Federal Governent to respect Kyoto Protocol by financial contributing to the implantation of the Québec Action Plan on Climate Change, May 24,2006
2005
Unanimous resolution supporting the Government in its requests to the Federal Government in relation to the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol, November 3, 2005
Unanimous resolution reiterating Québec's intent to refuse any conditions within the framework of the negotiations with Ottawa on the funding of the day care centres programme, October 27, 2005
Unanimous resolution reaffirming the existence of the fiscal imbalance, March 8, 2005
2004
Unanimous resolution supporting the Government of Québec in its approach to have the Federal Government transfer to Québec the amounts derived from the Goods and Services Tax (GST), May 6, 2004
Unanimous resolution demanding that the Federal Government acknowledge the existence of the fiscal imbalance, March 17, 2004
2003
Unanimous resolution further to the royal proclamation designating July 28 as the day commemorating The Great Disturbance, December 10, 2003
Unanimous resolution on the Québec nation, October 30, 2003
2002
Unanimous resolution on the development of the oil and gas potential of the Québec part of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, December 5, 2002
Unanimous resolution on the Romanow report and respect for the fields of jurisdiction and priorities of Québec and the provinces in health matters, November 29, 2002
Unanimous resolution on the fiscal imbalance noted in the Séguin Report, June 7, 2002
Unanimous resolution on non-adherence to the Constitution Act, 1982, April 17, 2002
2001
Unanimous resolution asking the Government of Canada to set up a special plan for Québec in the Young Offenders Act, May 23, 2001
2000
Unanimous resolution on the negotiations with the Government of Canada concerning parental insurance, June 13, 2000
1997
Unanimous resolution of the Québec National Assembly dated May 21, 1997 on the October 30,1995 referendum and the Referendum Act
Unanimous resolution of the Québec National Assembly authorizing the amendment of section 93 of the Constitution Act, 1867, April 15, 1997
1996
Resolution of the Québec National Assembly on the right of Quebecers to define their political status, May 22, 1996
1995
Resolution of the Québec National Assembly on the 1995 referendum, September 20, 1995
1992
Resolution of the Québec National Assembly on the 1992 referendum question, September 16, 1992
1991
Resolution of the Québec National Assembly asking the federal government to abide by the process established in Bill 150, November 27, 1991
1987
Resolution of the Québec National Assembly to authorize an amendment to the Canadian Constitution in accordance with the Meech Lake Accord, June 23, 1987
1985
Resolution of the Québec National Assembly dated March 20, 1985 on the recognition of existing aboriginal rights
Resolution dated May 30, 1989 recognizing the existence of the Maliseet Nation
1981
Resolution of the Québec National Assembly on the conditions without which Québec cannot accept the patriation of the Canadian Constitution, December 1, 1981
Resolution of the Québec National Assembly regarding the unilateral patriation of the Canadian Constitution, October 2, 1981
1980
Resolution of the Québec National Assembly regarding the unilateral patriation of the Canadian Constitution, November 21, 1980
Resolution on the 1980 referendum question, March 20, 1980 (text cited in a letter from the General Secretary of the National Assembly to the Chief Electoral Officer)
1978
Resolution of the Québec National Assembly on the right of Quebecers to decide on their constitutional future, May 4, 1978
1964
Resolution of the Québec Legislative Assembly authorizing the 1964 Constitutional amendment (old-age pension and supplementary benefits), June 15, 1964
1960
Resolution of the Québec Legislative Assembly authorizing the 1960 Constitutional amendment (compulsory retirement of superior court judges upon reaching the age of seventy-five), January 21, 1960
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