legislation

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The legislation also garnered support from Mara Grunau, chief executive of the Canadian Mental Health Association's Alberta division, who said in a statement that "Recovery from mental illness and suicidality is possible, expected even".

From BBC

Creating the route required new legislation – the Marine and Coastal Access Act, passed in 2009 – as well as years of careful planning and extensive work along the shoreline to establish a clear and continuous footpath.

From BBC

Animal welfare campaigners said the proposed legislation would stop greyhounds being maimed and killed, but critics called it a needless bill that would not improve animal welfare.

From BBC

He said: "If this legislation had passed, countless vulnerable people would have been pressured or coerced into ending their lives".

From BBC

“But as long as it’s there, I’m glad it’s for once it’s being used to stop anti-civil rights legislation rather than the other way around.”

From Salon