Mr. POULIOT:
Liberal
1. Was section 6 of the Publication of Statutes Act (R.S.C., 1927, c. 2), in virtue of which the clerk of the parliaments shall deliver to the governor general one copy duly certified of the statutes of Canada passed during every session of parliament "for transmission to one of His Majesty's principal secretaries of state, as required by the British North America Act, 1867" (section 56), ever amended or repealed?
2. If so, by what statute or statutes?
3. If not, did the clerk of parliaments comply with that enactment?
4. If so, on what date after every session since July 1, 1927?
5. If not, why?
6. On and after July 1, 1927, did the clerk of the parliaments deliver to the governor general, after every session of parliament, one copy duly certified of the statutes of Canada passed during such sesison, without mentioning that it was "for transmission to one of his majesty's principal secretaries of state, as required by the British North America Act, 1867"?
7. If so, on what dates each year?
8. In virtue of what authority?