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Omar Ha-Redeye, in his October 12, 2007 post on Law in Canada states that

“1. Every act by a public official, regardless of the official’s rank must have the authority of a particular law. “

In the same blog, Law Professor Michael Lynk, at the University of Western Ontario, states that 3 of 18 qualities he feels that define the rule of law in Canada: are:

13. Laws are to be enacted through a democratic and transparent process.

14. Laws should be known to all. Publicized and available to all. No secret laws.

15. All actions of the State must be authorized by law.

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