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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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since Confederation, the elected legislative body in each Canadian province, forming the total legislature in all provinces except Quebec, where it is the lower house in a bicameral system.

See: legislative council(def. 2),legislature,MLA,National Assembly,Member of the Legislative Assembly

Quotations

1867

Ontario, formerly Upper Canada, is to have but one chamber, to be known as the "Legislative Assembly of Ontario."

1922

The legislative councillors had to take their pay in the honour of their position, but the members of the Legislative Assembly were not so particular.

1963

An Australian attended a session of the Quebec Legislative Assembly today and set off anew the discussion over the use of the word state in referring to Quebec Province.