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  MSN Encarta - Search View - Canadian Parliament
Parliament consists of three elements: the House of Commons; the Senate; and the governor-general, who serves as the representative of Queen Elizabeth II, Canada’s head of state.
Parliament cannot pass laws that concern issues outside the authority of the federal government or that infringe on the rights protected by the Constitution of Canada.
One of Parliament’s primary duties is to maintain responsible government by holding the prime minister and Cabinet accountable to the voters.
encarta.msn.com /text_761553359__1/Canadian_Parliament.html   (6128 words)

  
 List of Canadian federal parliaments - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Canadian Parliaments are the legislative bodies of the Government of Canada.
The Canadian Parliament is located at Parliament Hill in the capital city, Ottawa.
The current assembly is the 38th Canadian parliament since the formation of the confederation of Canada in 1867.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Canadian_Parliament_Assemblies   (104 words)

  
 Science Fair Projects - Canada
To the north of this region is the broad Canadian Shield, an area of rock scoured clean by the last ice age, thinly soiled, rich in minerals, and gouged with lakes and rivers— over 60 percent of the world's lakes are located in Canada.
The Canadian Maritimes protrude eastward from the southern coast of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, sandwiched between the Gulf to the north and the Atlantic to the south.
The use of the maple leaf as a Canadian symbol dates back to the early 18th century, and is depicted on its current and previous flags, the penny, and on the coat of arms.
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Canada   (4568 words)

  
 Canadian Cabinet [Definition]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Parliament The Parliament of Canada (in French: le Parlement du Canada) is Canada's legislative branch, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario.
She is a Member of Parliament representing the Liberals in the House of Commons for the riding of Jeanne-Le Ber, Quebec, a position she was elected to in 2002....
Reg AlcockReginald B. Alcock (born April 16, 1948 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Liberal MP in the Canadian House of Commons and a cabinet minister in the government of Paul Martin.
www.wikimirror.com /Canadian_cabinet   (7048 words)

  
 PROCEEDINGS IN PARLIAMENT (1831-66)
They dissolve the parliament in order to take the opinion of an already excited people on a question of all others the most requiring sober and dispassionate inquiry, and they superadd to every other cause of agitation an appeal to the personal wishes and opinions of the king.
With regard to the dissolution of the parliament, it might be right or it might be wrong; but nothing could be more unwise than to countenance the popular belief that the king was personally interested in the question of reform.
Nothing of that kind, however, occurred and, being then as fully convinced as before, I on Saturday, the 20th, wrote to her majesty conveying copies of the correspondence which had passed and likewise intimating my advice to her majesty that my noble friend should be required to give up the seals of the foreign office.
www.univ.trieste.it /~storia/GuidoOnLine/Proceedings_Parliament_1831_1866.htm   (7614 words)

  
 Parliament Hill [Definition]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Parliament Hill, officially known in French French (le français, la langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese.
It is bounded on the north by the Ottawa RiverThe Ottawa River (rivière des Outaouais) is a Canadian river which for most of its length defines the border between the provinces of Ontario and Quebec.
Her Excellency is the first Chinese Canadian and second woman to hold this position, the first being Jeanne Sauvé....
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 Canadian Conservative Forum - Quotations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The essentials of Canadian politics are few: the system needs enough good men to make it work and enough fools to make it interesting.
Parliament is more than procedure - it is the custodian of the nation's freedom.
And the 20th is a single story because history saw fit to lodge the entire episode in a single century.
www.conservativeforum.org /quotelist.asp?SearchType=5&Interest=30   (3611 words)

  
 Canadian Studies Program : University of Vermont
Canadian Studies majors are strongly encouraged to complete a double major, which combines an interest in Canada with a second major in one of the participating departments.
Canadian Studies majors may also take two courses (6 credits) of 25%-50% Canadian-content courses; of which at least one course must be at the 100-level to satisfy the major requirement noted for majors in category B. ANTH 168 The French in North America
The Canadian Studies Program does offer a great deal of flexibility so that students may take advantage of the diversity of course offerings in a new cultural setting while exploring the rich resources of the provinces and territories of Canada.
www.uvm.edu /~canada?Page=proginfo.htm   (2155 words)

  
 Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
In the Canadian west in 1885 the majority of the settlers regarded him a villain; today he is seen there as the founder of those movements which have protested central Canadian political and economic power.
The Canadian government had proposed providing relief by financing the building of a road from Upper Fort Garry (Winnipeg) to Lake of the Woods; because the government anticipated that the country would soon be annexed it felt the road, named “the Dawson Road” after engineer Simon James Dawson*, would be essential.
It proposed representation in the Canadian parliament, guarantees of bilingualism in the legislature, a bilingual chief justice, and arrangements for free homesteads and Indian treaties.
www.biographi.ca /EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=39918   (13481 words)

  
 Important Canadian Politicians
He served as Leader of the Opposition in the parliament from 1993 to 1996 when the Bloc was the second-biggest party in the House.
He is credited with inspiring the modern Canadian healthcare system and was named the Greatest Canadian of all time in a recent CBC poll.
She, and four other prominent female Canadians ("the Famous Five") took the government to court in 1927 over the fact that women could not be appointed to the Senate of Canada.
www.filibustercartoons.com /politicians.php   (2438 words)

  
 Parliament
As Ernest Thurtle vigorously campaigned in the parliament of the 1920s for the abolition of the military death penalty, so Andrew Mackinley, Labour MP for Thurrock, began a similar campaign in the 1990s for the granting of a blanket pardon for those executed.
The point is that now, 80 years after the events and on the basis of the evidence, we cannot distinguish between those who deliberately let down their country and their comrades in arms and those who were not guilty of desertion or cowardice.
In a sense, those who were executed were as much victims of the war as the soldiers and airmen who were killed in action, or who died of wounds or disease, like the civilians killed by aerial or naval bombardment, or like those who were lost at sea.
www.clarkehome58.freeserve.co.uk /parliame.htm   (3528 words)

  
 Chinese Canadian   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
A Chinese Canadian is a person of Chinese descent or origin who was born in or immigrated to Canada.
Most Chinese Canadians have the Romanization of their Chinese given names as their middle name, or the other way around, but generally prefer to be called in their English name.
Groups of Fujianese refugees illegally arrived on Canada by boat in poor conditions in the late 20th century, but virtually none of them became Canadian citizens or residents and were mostly sent back to the People's Republic of China in a few months after time in isolated detention camps.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/C/Chinese-Canadian.htm   (1387 words)

  
 Canadian Relocation Systems, Yukon - Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
In general, the climate of the Yukon is continental despite the proximity of the moderating influence of the Pacific Ocean, which the mountains prevent from acting directly on the territory.
In 1898 the Canadian Parliament separated the rapidly growing area from the Northwest Territories and gave it separate territorial status.
Among Canadian literature about the Yukon, the verse and fiction of Robert Service and Klondike (1958) by Yukon-born Pierre Berton are the most famous.
www.relocatecanada.com /provinceinfo/ykinfo.html   (628 words)

  
 Bush speaks. A Canadian responds.
As Canadians, we want peace -- we work and sacrifice for peace -- and there can be no peace if our security depends on the will and whims of a dim-witted but aggressive pipsqueak.
Parliament will also be sending a message to the cowboy in Washington: that his only choice is full compliance -- and the time remaining for that choice is limited.
Parliament is nearing an historic vote, and I am confident it will fully consider the facts and its duties.
www3.sympatico.ca /robbieshepard/shrub/oct14.htm   (7150 words)

  
 Outrageous Canadian Political Facts: What are those little dickens in parliament up to?
In 1984, New Zealand voters booted a left-leaning conservative government and brought in a free-market-oriented labour government.
Promises, Promises: See a 1951 advertisement from the Canadian Government on how you will be protected in your old age.
For information on particular provincial and federal policies contact The Fraser Institute, an independent Canadian economic and social research and educational organization.
www.islandnet.com /~luree/politics.html   (1411 words)

  
 Canadian Relocation Systems, Nunavut - Information
The actual transfer of administrative responsibilities from the Northwest Territories to Nunavut was to be done gradually over a 10-year period.
Nunavut is represented by one elected member of the Canadian Parliament.
Public policy in the latter decades of the 20th century has encouraged development of Inuit traditions in arts and crafts, providing an important source of income in some Inuit communities and making Inuit culture familiar to collectors worldwide.
www.relocatecanada.com /provinceinfo/nunainfo.html   (882 words)

  
 Canadian Parliament refuses to debate Armenian claims (KanadaliTürk)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The Canadian House of Commons refused to debate the Armenian genocide motion at its proceedings Thursday.
The Canadian Embassy in Ankara told Turkish Daily News that they did not have any information on why Assadourian did not show up at the House.
The Canadian government had conveyed to Ankara the message that it did not support the initiative and does not characterize the events in 1915 as "genocide."
members.fortunecity.com /kanadaliturk/cp.html   (232 words)

  
 the canadian offiz   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
By the time the march reached its final destination at Parliament hill, the crowd swelled from about 8,000 to about 15,000, blanketing the large front lawn of the parliament with anti-bush banners, placards and slogans.
Canadians like their American neighbours but they aren't crazy about U.S. President George W. Bush and his administration, a new poll has found.
Canadians don’t like Bush and are worried about the U.S. election.
www.theoffiz.com   (2277 words)

  
 As Canadian as Possible... under the circumstances
One of the things we saw at the Canadian Parliament that I'd never noticed before was one of the details at the peak of the archway surrounding the main entrance.
The iPods will be loaded with Canadian music, course materials, and will be outfitted with Griffin's iTalk microphones which will allow the students to create their own podcasts about Canada.
I taught her novel Under the Tongue, which is a powerful and unforgettable book about one girl's attempt to find herself in the face of incest, war, and the complex workings of society and family.
pwmartin.blog.uvm.edu   (3316 words)

  
 Documents on Canadian External Relations (DCER)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The taking of all the bisques at once would surely appear as a kind of moratorium, which would not fit in at all with their public argument.
Moreover, the introduction of a new period of grace at this late date would surely cause objections in the U.S. Congress and possibly in the Canadian Parliament.
It would go a considerable way to upsetting the balance of the original agreement and as you know the Secretary warned the Chancellor in Paris that it might be dangerous to upset this balance materially.
www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca /department/history/dcer/details-en.asp?intRefid=3453   (1026 words)

  
 Asian Canadian Labour Alliance
With pressure from Britain, the Canadian government had to come up with another excuse to curb South Asian immigration — the British government was opposed to head tax or to any policy that would set East Indians against the colonialist government in India.
Stephen Leacock, a renowned Canadian humorist, wrote of this legislation, "Hindu immigration to British Columbia was ingeniously side-tracked by the ‘continuous journey’ rule, as smart a piece of legislation as any that ever disenfranchised negroes in the South.
By February of 1942 the Canadian Parliament passed a bill declaring that all Japanese living within 100 miles of the West Coast be relocated.
www.buzzardpress.com /acla/history/early_asian_pioneers.html   (4313 words)

  
 Dictionary of Canadian Biography
By distributing the government’s money carefully he was able to attract several leading Métis but, after meeting with Riel on 6 January, he concluded that “no good could arise from entering into any negotiations with his Council.” Smith decided to present his instructions at a public meeting.
It is not clear who in the District of Lorne was most influential in soliciting Riel’s assistance with their grievances against the Canadian government.
Settlers did not hold clear title to their land despite the fact that many had lived for over three years in the district.
www.biographi.ca /EN/ShowBioPrintable.asp?BioId=39918   (13481 words)

  
 Canadiana -- The Canadian Resource Page
Canadian Passenger Rail Services, including VIA Rail Canada (courtesy the Cyberspace World Railroad)
Canadian Government foreign policy and programs, courtesy The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs
Canadian Confederation, from the National Library of Canada
www.cs.cmu.edu /Unofficial/Canadiana/README.html   (518 words)

  
 Quebec in the 20th Century
The real question to be asked is whether the French Canadians living in Québecois in need of a provincial government with more powers than the other provinces.
The Canadian parliament did not approve the measure.
These tragic events alerted the world to French Canadian troubles, but its destructive tactics generated little sympathy for the FLQ cause.
www.frenchteachers.org /general/DOEgrant/Quebec/20thcentury.htm   (1018 words)

  
 Canadian Books
Based on a Canadian Govt report, this work discusses the life and customs of this pacifist Russian sect.
Canadian Jewish Congress, Montreal, 1945, 285 pp., 1st edition, 8vo., Index, biblio., cloth, VG condition; some binding wear, interior hinges cracked
These rolls, the originals of which are in the National Archives of Canada, contain the names many individuals who fled north across the border and remained loyal to the Crown.
www.jonathansheppardbooks.com /Booklists/canadabooks.htm   (2826 words)

  
 Canadian History Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Our Canadian Girls with this series of historical fiction they prove once
His book The "Foreign Protestants" and the Settlement of Nova Scotia (University of Toronto Press, 1961) remains the basic text for those seeking information about Lunenburg ancestors and that era in NS history.
Seventy-one years to the date (Oct. 18, 2000) that five Canadian women won the right to be legally declared persons, the federal government dedicated a monument on Parliament Hill to the trailblazers of social change.
www.canadainfolink.ca /history.htm   (845 words)

  
 Canadian Rugby
Caps Mike Andrew with Canadian Direct Insurance VP The Capilanos hoist the Rounsefell Cup.
Canadian team player Matt King will suit up for On Jake Osborne was the lone try scorer for the Young
Canadian Coach Ric Suggitt is unhappy with Rugby C
www.canadianrugbynews.com /photo_archive.cfm   (12388 words)

  
 List of Canadian federal parliaments
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Canadian Parliament Assemblies form the legislature of the Government of Canada at Parliament Hill in the federal capital of the city of Ottawa.
The current Assembly is the 37th Parliament of Canada since the formation of the country of Canada, in 1867.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/list_of_canadian_federal_parliaments   (106 words)

  
 Canadian news events of the 20th century
D-Day named news event of the 20th century
The Canadian military raid on Dieppe, Aug. 19, 1942 (318)
The development of canola (1); the Saguenay Flood (1); the end of the Second World War (1); The stock market crash of 1929 (1); The Guess Who in 1970 (1); the Second World War (1)
www.canoe.ca /RemembranceDay/991107_dday3.html   (412 words)

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