A legislative research rabbit hole featuring tax incentives, public film financing and David Cronenberg.
While working through a legislative research question for a patron, I came across a parliamentary question in the House of Commons Debates, 30th Parliament, 1st Session, vol. 11, (1976) p. 10967 about a publication with the title: Is There a Place for Horror Films in Canada’s Film Industry?
Continue reading “Horror Movies and Legislative Research, Together At Last!”Sourcing Orders in Council is rarely a straightforward task. Often researchers will experience frustrating hiccups in their search as they are faced with where to find unpublished Orders, as well as the inconsistent indexing standards of the past.
This blog post will attempt to provide a checklist for where to look in the (sometimes) nebulous world of searching for Orders in Council.
Continue reading “Finding Federal Orders in Council”Researching legislation can be time-consuming and laborious but hardly ever boring (at least, according to many a law librarian). Join us for a 1-hour group tutorial where one of our law librarians will go through the fundamentals of legislative research including an overview of the legislative process (focusing on Ontario and Federal), effective time-saving tools, and a live demonstration of common legislative tasks like:
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