Suppose That There Is a General Feeling in Certain Parts

question 34

Multiple Choice

Suppose that there is a general feeling in certain parts of the country that judges should be elected, rather than appointed. A system of electing judges can be introduced only through a constitutional amendment. That means that

• A) the new system must be supported by at least half the provinces, and those provinces must contain at least two- thirds of the country's population.
• B) the Prime Minister must call an election.
• C) there must be unanimous agreement by all of the provincial legislatures.
• D) the new system must be supported by Parliament, plus two- thirds of the provinces, where those consenting provinces represent at least half of the Canadian population.
• E) the federal Parliament can adopt the new system as long as there is majority support in both the House of Commons and the Senate.

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