Suppose That There Is a General Feeling in Certain Parts

question 73

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.This means that

• A)there must be unanimous agreement by all of the provincial legislatures.
• B)the federal Parliament can adopt the new system as long as there is majority support in both the House of Commons and the Senate.
• C)the prime minister must call an election.
• D)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.
• E)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.

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