Canadian Government Mind Map
Provincial
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Duties
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Duties
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Senate
Queen/Governor General
Duties
Defence
Banking
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Citizenship and Immigration
Money
Appointed by the Governor General, by recommendation by Prime Minister. This means the Prime Minister appoints them
Need net worth of a modest amount of money and under the age of 75 to be chosen
Passes trivial laws, ones everyone agrees on
Checks over House law proposals, and almost always approves them
House
Gives bill ideas, then gets voted on
338 seats as of 2020
Party with the most seats is Government
Leader of Government becomes the Prime Minister
2nd most seats is the Opposition
Elected by citizens
Does ceremonial work
Can dissolve parliament
Governor General represents the Queen, though the Governor mostly does what the government says
Sign bills into laws (Royal Assent)
Property Taxes
Schools
105 seats
Usually has previous experience in politics
How bills are passed
Consisting of MPs (Members of Parliament)
Step 1: A bill is proposed by a Member of Parliament. If the law is coming from the House Speaker, (?) the bill is called a Government Bill.
Step 2: Members of Parliament in the House of Commons debate the bill. If the bill passes, proceed to the next step.
Step 3: The bill goes to a committee. They are a specific, specialized group of experts that check over the bill and improve it if anything is needed
Wards
Forming wards
If you are not a city, you cannot form wards
If you are a city, you have to option to form wards
Step 4: The bill goes back to the House of Commons. Another debate and vote is held.
Step 5: The bill goes to the Senate for approval.
Step 6: The Governor General signs the bill (Royal Assent) and the bill becomes law.
Anybody can visit a government process in the Senate or the House, as long as there aren't any other issues at the moment
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