In other words, Parliament has not clearly authorized the Courts to declare legislation inoperative.

Presidential candidates staunchly support independence, and the Parliament has authorized the formation of an army and a central bank.

Parliament authorized a new canal in 1820.

Furthermore, the Parliament of Canada Act, authorizes the speaker to appoint another senator to take his or her place temporarily.

Still, Parliament may, through a habilitation law, authorize the executive to issue ordinances (ordonnances), with legislative value, in precisely defined areas.

"Parliament will authorize an extraordinarily high price for his head."

Parliament also authorized two other ministers to attend the World Trade Organization meeting next week in Qatar.

The gouvernement (the ministers) first introduces a bill before Parliament authorizing it to take ordonnances to implement its program.

And reparation payments, if Parliament authorizes them, could be years away.

Between 1844 and 1847, Parliament authorized $:250 million to be spent on railroads; within 20 years the landscape and urban life of the country were overturned.