Queen Elizabeth II
Prime Minister Stephen Harper
David Johnston - Governor General of Canada
House of Commons - Green Chamber
Joe Oliver MP - Finance Minister
Brad Wall - Premier of Saskatchewan
Thomas Muclair - Leader of Opposition, Leader of the New Democratic Party
Don Atcheson - Mayor of Saskatoon
Sir John A. MacDonald - First Prime Minister of Canada
Parliament of Canada - Ottawa
Legislative Building - Regina
CN Tower Largest Tower in Canada
Supreme Court of Canada - Ottawa
Court of Queen's Bench - Saskatoon
City Hall Saskatoon
Red Chamber - Senate in Ottawa
There are 3 levels of government in Canada
Federal (Prime Minister, Ottawa is capital)
Provincial (Premier
Capital city in each province /territory
Municipal (Mayor in City Hall )
Canada is a democracy, a constitutional monarchy. Our head of state is the Queen of
Canada. ELlvery act of government is
done in the name of the Queen, by the authority for every act flows from the
Canadian people.
All the powers of the Queen are now exercised by her
representatives, the Governor General, except when the Queen is in Canada. The Governor General, who is now always a
Canadian, is appointed by the Queen on
the advice of the Canadian Prime minister.
The Supreme Court of Canada, consists of 9 judges, three of
whom must come from Quebec. The judges are appointed by the Governor General. The Supreme Court has the final decision not
only on constitutional questions but also on defined classes of important cases
of civil and criminal law.
The House of Commons is the major law- making body.
Our system could not work without political parties.
The prime minister chooses the members of the cabinet. The
finance minister (Joe Oliver) , the minister of Foreign affairs, the minister
of transportation, Veterans Affairs, etc. are some fo the minister in the
Cabinet.
The Speaker is the House of Commons preceding officer,
decides all questions of procedure and order, controls the House of Commons
staff and is expected to be impartial and non –partisan.
Ottawa is the capital of Canada
It is named after the Odawa, Ojibway fur traders
The city became the capital of Canada in 1867.
Ottawa has many public buildings include The National Art Gallery
and the Public Archives.
The Institutions of Our Federal Government
The Senate has 105 Members.
The House of Commons has 308 Seats.
Ontario 106
Quebec 75
British Columbia 36
Alberta 28
Manitoba 14
Saskatchewan
14
Nova Scotia 11
New Brunswick 10
Newfoundland and Labrador 7
Prince Edward Island 4
Nunavut 1
Yukon Territory 1
Current House of Common
Political
Party
|
Seats
|
Conservative
|
161
|
New Democratic
|
96
|
Liberal
|
35
|
Bloc
|
2
|
Green
|
2
|
Forcess et Democratie
|
2
|
Independents
|
7
|
Vacant
|
2
|
