A Model Legislature in Alberta.
By Canadian Parliamentary Review
- Release Date: 2006-12-22
- Genre: Law
Description
There is a pregnant silence on the floor of the Alberta Legislative Assembly, interrupted by three staccato raps on the heavy mahogany doors at the front of the chamber. The doors swing open, members shuffle to their feet, and a man intones, "Madame Speaker, His Honour the Lieutenant Governor awaits." The Sergeant-at-Arms, the Lieutenant Governor, the Premier, and the Clerk sweep into the room and past the clerk's table, each taking their respective seat on the chamber floor. The members collapse into their seats, a stirring Speech from the Throne is read, and the members bang their desks in approval, quickly rising to their feet in ecstatic applause. **********
