Government
Current/News
Parliament
Legislative Process
Party Time!
100
They serve alongside the Mayor in Municipal government
Councillors
100
This type of thinking us rooted merely in a person's point of view, not particularly that facts or evidence
Bias
100
Represents the Monarch, Canada's head of state, in Parliament
The Governor General
100
Before it becomes a 'law' it could be accepted/rejected
A bill
100
The leader of the NDP party
Jagmeet Singh
200
They serve alongside the Premiere in provinces
MLA's (Ministers of the Legislative Assembly)
200
The NDP and Liberal Party of Canada have formed this type of alliance
A Coalition Government
200
Liberal Anthony Rota just resigned from this position
The House of Commons
200
The last stage of the transition of a bill to a law of the legislative process
Royal Assent (Governor General)
200
This party is known for starting the single payer public health care system
The NDP (Tommy Douglas)
300
They are nominated by the prime minister to serve in the federal government
The Cabinet
e.g.,
- Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Minister of National Defense
- Minister of National Revenue
- Minister of Justice and Attorney General,
300
She holds the provincial seat that governs services like education, provincial taxes etc.
Premier Danielle Smith
300
On the advice of the Prime Minister, the Governor General has nominated 105 of these seats
Senators
300
This branch of government is responsible for putting laws into action
The Executive Branch (The Prime Minister + Cabinet)
300
This party is the "Official Opposition" in Parliament
The Conservative Party (with 117 seats)
400
The Supreme Court of Canada serves in this branch of government
Judicial
400
The current international affair with India would be handled at this level of government
Federal/National
400
These elected people sit in the House of Commons
Members of Parliament
400
They provide the "second reading" to approve a bill
The Senate
400
This party's "Right leaning" economics supports low taxation
The Conservatives/People's Party of Canada
500
These three branches comprise the Federal Political System
The Executive (Prime Minister and Cabinet)
The Legislative (House of Commons, Senate)
The Judicial (Supreme Court and Provincial/Territorial Courts)
500
She is the current Governor General of Canada
Mary Simon
500
This institution will sometimes start bills that typically focus on social issues
The Senate
500
They are hired to infuence MPs and government officials
Lobbyists
500
This party came into power in 2015 with a majority government with 184 seats in the House of Commons.
The Liberal Party