Rights and Responsibilities
What can you do as a Canadian Citizen?
Answers may include:
- Vote in an election
- Work in Canada
etc.
What is the Municipal Government responsible for? (Hint: Location, not specific things)
Cities and towns
What is the title of the person in charge of a province or territory?
Premier
What is the name of the level of government in charge of all of Canada?
Federal Government
Name one responsibility of Provincial government
Answers will vary.
What is a Right we have as Canadian Citizens?
Answers may be anything on the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, including:
- Equality Rights
- Mobility Rights
- Legal Rights
What is the title of a person in charge of a city/town?
The Mayor
Who is the current Premier of Ontario?
Doug Ford
What is the title of the person in charge of Canada?
Prime Minister
What is the name of the police force that encompasses all of Canada?
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
What is a responsibility we have in Canada?
Answers may include:
- Obeying the law
- Voting
- Serving on a Jury
Who is the Mayor of Toronto?
Olivia Chow
What is the name of the police force run by the Ontario government?
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)
What are the three branches of the Federal government?
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
What are the three main political parties in Canada?
Liberal, Conservative, and NDP (New Democratic Party)
What is the official document part of the Constitution that outlines our rights and freedoms?
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Name one specific job the municipal government is responsible for.
Parks, sewage systems, local police, roadways and parking, garbage disposal, local transit, community centers.
What is the name of someone who is elected to represent a riding in a province?
Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP)
What is the title of a person elected by their riding, all over Canada?
Member of Parliament
What kind of government does Canada have?
Democratic government
What is the definition of a right?
A right is something that we are allowed to do or have.
Explain why Toronto is called the "6". (Write everything you know for full marks)
To get full marks, you must write the following points:
1. Before 1989, Toronto was made of 6 municipalities
2. After 1989, they all merged and became Toronto
3. The municipalities included: Old Toronto, North York, Scarborough, Etobicoke, York, East York
What is the important building for Provincial Government in Ontario?
Legislative Building in Queen's Park
What are the important buildings of the Legislative branch?
House of Commons (green) and the Senate (red)
Which level(s) of government is responsible for water?
Shared responsibility