Canada
Separation of powers
Interesting facts
1) Legislative - the Senate + the House of Commons.
2) Executive - the Monarch (represented by the Governor General) + the Prime Minister + the Cabinet
3) Judiciary - a series of independent courts that interpret the laws passed by the other two branches
Capital -Ottawa; 934,243
City with the biggest population-Toronto; 2,731,571
Population - 35 million
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Head of State
Governor General
Parliament
Flag of Canada
Julie Payette
Elizabeth II
1) federal viceregal representative of the Canadian monarch
2) carries out most of the monarch's constitutional and ceremonial duties
Location
Prime minister
Justin Trudeau
Forming a Government
Biggest parties in Canada
Ottawa
Centre Block
New democrats - social democracy (New Democratic Party)
Liberals - liberalism, social liberalism (Liberal Party of Canada)
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House of Commons
Senate
Conservatives - conservatism, economic liberalism (Conservative Party of Canada)
1) The 105 members are appointed by the Governor General on the advice of
the Prime Minister.
2) Seats are assigned on a regional basis: four regions—defined as Ontario,
Quebec, the Maritime provinces, and the Western provinces—each receive 24
seats, with the remaining portions of the country—Newfoundland and Labrador
and the three northern territories—assigned the remaining 9 seats apart from these
regional divisions.
3) Senators may serve until they reach the age of 75.
How a bill becomes law
The legislative process
Third Reading -
Members debate and vote on the bill
Senate -
The bill follows a similar process
Report Stage -
Members can make other amendments
Royal Assent -
The bill receives Royal Assent after being passed by both Houses
Committee Stage -
Committee members study the bill clause by clause
Second Reading -
Members debate the bill’s principle
First Reading - The bill is considered read for the first time and is printed
105 members
Leaded by the Governor General
338 members
1) national elections must be held at least once every four years.
2) Canada is divided into areas called ridings (also called constituencies or electoral districts). Canadian citizens vote for the candidate in their riding who they think will best represent them.
3) On Election Day, the candidate who gets the most votes becomes a Member of Parliament (MP) and represents his or her riding in the House of Commons in Ottawa.
To vote in a Canadian federal election you must be:
1) A Canadian citizen (Temporary and permanent residents cannot vote);
2) 18 years old or older on election day;
3) Residents in the electoral district;
4) Registered on the Voters List (also called the list of electors).
When the election is over, all winning candidates become Members of Parliament. The MPs whose party does not form the Government are called opposition MPs. The Official Opposition is usually the party with the second-highest number of elected members after the winning party. The leader of this party is called the Leader of the Official Opposition.
31 ministers in the government
Majoritarian aka winner-takes-all
National languages of Canada
National anthem "O Canada"
French
English
The basic requirements for becoming a candidate are the following:
1) You must be a Canadian citizen.
2) You must be at least 18 years old on election day.
3) You must file a Nomination Paper (EC 20010) with the returning officer for the electoral district (riding) where you intend to run, along with all other documents required by the nomination process.
The Monarch (represented by the Governor General)
The Centre Block is the main building of the Canadian parliamentary complex on Parliament Hill, containing the House of Commons and Senate chambers.
The Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada.
The East Block is one of the three buildings on Canada's Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Ontario, containing offices for parliamentarians.
The West Block is one of the three buildings on Parliament Hill, containing offices for parliamentarians.