Canada's Parliamentary System
Federal, Provincial and Municipal
What are the three levels of government?
Head of the Executive Branch that appoints a Cabinet
Who is the Prime Minister?
The provincial name for the King's representative
Who is the Lieutenant Governor?
Are not mentioned in either version of the Constitution of Canada
What are municipal governments?
National Defense
What is Federal responsibility?
The Governor General of Canada
Who is the King representative?
Appointed the first woman cabinet minister in 1958
Who is John Diefenbaker?
Represent all people in the electoral district where they were elected
Who are Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)?
Assigns the duties and responsibilities of municipal governments
What is the provincial government?
Education
What is Provincial responsibility?
The Legislative Branch and Executive Branch
What are the two branches of parliament?
Liberal, Conservative, NDP, Green, Bloq Quebecois, People’s Party of Canada
What are the federal political parties?
Private discussions between MLAs about viewpoints and the parties' position on issues
What are caucus meetings?
Examples: Cynthia Block or Chad Bachynski
Who are city mayors?
Agriculture
What is shared responsibility or both levels of government?
Federal system - House of Commons, Senate, and Queen
What is Parliament?
There are 343 elected seats
What is in the House of Commons?
Decisions made by executive branch must have support of legislative branch
What is responsible government?
Representatives of people in each district that recommend policy ideas
Who are council members?
Healthcare and hospitals
What is Provincial responsibility?
Large, complex branch of Parliament - Supreme Court and Provincial Courts
What is the Judicial Branch?
Has been called the “house of sober second thought”
What is the Senate?
The provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
What are the first provinces to join Confederation?
Pressure to keep fees low but maintain a high level of services with limited resources
What is a fiscal imbalance?
Criminal Law
What is Federal responsibility?