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Bill C-506

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SUMMARY

Under this enactment, when Canada intends to ratify a treaty, the Minister of Foreign Affairs must table the treaty in the House of Commons, accompanied by an explanatory memorandum on the subject matter and effects of the treaty, not later than twenty-one sitting days before it is to be ratified.

In addition, where Canada intends to modify a treaty, the Minister of Foreign Affairs must table in the House of Commons not later than twenty-one sitting days before the treaty is to be modified, the treaty, an explanatory memorandum on the subject matter and the effects of the treaty, and the modification accompanied by an explanatory letter on the subject matter and effects of the modification.