Sentences with phrase «without unanimous consent»

Although the Senate might, as prof. Macfarlane suggests, be protected from abolition by its role in the process of constitutional amendment itself, which can not be changed without unanimous consent, the Court might even base its ruling on the broader ground that any fundamental alterations to the nature of the Canadian constitution require the consent of all the provinces.

If the new declaratory provisions have an effect and they change the rules about who can be appointed to the Supreme Court as a judge from Quebec, there is a serious argument they can not be adopted without unanimous consent from all the provinces.

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It can be done at a shareholder meeting, by unanimous consent of shareholders, or even by majority shareholder consent «without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote,» Bouchard wrote.

Whenever upon such roll call it shall be ascertained that a quorum is not present, a majority of the Senators present may direct the Sergeant at Arms to request, and, when necessary, to compel the attendance of the absent Senators, which order shall be determined without debate; and pending its execution, and until a quorum shall be present, no debate nor motion, except to adjourn, or to recess pursuant to a previous order entered by unanimous consent, shall be in order.

5.10 Action by Unanimous Written Consent without a Meeting.

Hence, the very purpose of the procedure laid down in Article 50 — allowing a withdrawal agreement to be concluded without requiring the unanimous consent of all the Member States — would be defeated.