1.   The court has the power to strike down statutes passed by parliament and provincial legislatures, one it uses freely.

2.   The agreement would become operational only after ratification by the federal parliament and all of the provincial legislatures.

3.   Alberta high school students have marched on the provincial legislature to protest cuts in education.

4.   British Columbia Premier Mike Harcourt, his government plagued by a bingo scandal, said Wednesday that he will resign and will not seek re-election to the provincial legislature.

5.   But he was not impeached, thanks to rock-solid support in the provincial legislature and his popularity among voters.

6.   Council members from the provincial legislatures, who had been named in the past by the governors, will now be elected by their peers.

7.   Duhalde can issue the decree without the approval of the provincial legislature.

8.   He has also run unsuccessfully for the provincial legislature as a candidate for the Parti Quebecois.

9.   In a separate action, the Buenos Aires provincial legislature declared the mural cultural patrimony in May.

10.   Last year she was elected to the provincial legislature, taking the seat of retiring Premier Mike Harcourt.