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  Encyclopedia: Cabinet of Canada
A council of ministers chaired by the Prime Minister, the Cabinet is the senior echelon of the Ministry.
Cabinets are generally appointed from amongst the governing party's pool of MPs; should a prime minister appoint a cabinet minister from outside Parliament, it is expected that the individual acquire a seat within a reasonable time or resign.
Cabinets are generally appointed from amongst the governing party's pool of MPs; should a Prime Minister appoint a cabinet minister from outside Parliament, it is expected that the individual acquire a seat within a reasonable timeframe or resign.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Cabinet-of-Canada   (1401 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Cabinet (government)
The principal characteristics of European cabinets are the responsibility of the cabinet to the legislature, and the identification of the cabinet with the government.
The cabinet is formed by the prime minister or premier, and together they administer the country as long as they have the confidence of the legislature.
Normally, a Cabinet is formed as the result of a general election, but if a Cabinet resigns, the governor-general may ask the opposition leader in the House of Commons to form a government from the opposition.The prime minister chooses Cabinet ministers from members of the Canadian Parliament, largely from the House of Commons.
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 Cabinet of Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Secretaries of state, who were members of the Ministry but not the Cabinet, fulfilled most of their tasks carried out by ministers of state from 1993 to 2003; consequently there were only a handful of ministers of state during this time.
Unlike the United States Cabinet, the size and structure of the Canadian cabinet is relatively malleable, with the number of ministers and their titles generally selected by the Prime Minister within a relatively broad legislative framework.
The last cabinet minister to be neither a MP nor a Senator was Brian Tobin, who was appointed Minister of Industry several months before he won a seat in the 2000 General Election.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cabinet_of_Canada   (1741 words)

  
 Learn more about Cabinet in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
A cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch.
In most governments, members of the cabinet are given the title of minister, and each hold a different portfolio of government duties ("Minister of the Environment", etc).
The notion of the modern cabinet is credited to the reign of George I and George II; both of whom made use of such a system, as they weren't native speakers of the language in which they governed.
www.onlineencyclopedia.org /c/ca/cabinet.html   (250 words)

  
 Cabinet
In Canada it acts formally as the PRIVY COUNCILfrom which it derives its legal powers to advise and act in the name of the CROWN.
The traditional capacity of the legislature to bring down the government and therefore the Cabinet through a non-confidence vote appears to be losing force, largely because the Cabinet has the power, through its legislative party majority, to prevent such votes, or at worst to refuse to accept their implications or consequences.
The imbalance between the legislature and the Cabinet is exacerbated by the increasing use of discretionary powers, conferred by the former on the Cabinet collectively or on ministers individually, to legislate by order-in-council or by ministerial order.
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0001149   (1012 words)

  
 A Filipino in Canada's Cabinet - Nov. 16, 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Dr. REY Pagtakhan, the first Filipino Canadian in the federal cabinet of Canada's Prime Minister Jean Chretien and the Member of Parliament representing the Winnipeg North-St. Paul electoral district in Winnipeg, Manitoba, is his own kind of a man in politics.
A political opponent told Maclean's, a national newsmagazine in Canada, that "Rey is a well-meaning fellow but naive." Pagtakhan won the elections and has been representing his riding since.
The four-time MP immigrated to Canada in 1968 to pursue further training in children's lung diseases at the University of Manitoba.
www.inq7.net /mag/2003/nov/16/mag_4-1.htm   (616 words)

  
 Cabinet of Canada
The Cabinet of Canada plays an important role in the Canadian government in accordance with the Westminster System.
During the Chrétien Ministry, the number of cabinet committees was greatly reduced, however they returned to a more "normal" alignment when Paul Martin took office.
The inaugural Cabinet of the 27th Ministry was sworn in December 12 2003.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/c/ca/cabinet_of_canada.html   (1595 words)

  
 Cabinet increases Canada's aid   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Canada will also deploy its rapid response unit to Ampara, on the east coast of Sri Lanka, the region in that country hardest hit by the giant waves on Dec. 26, Martin said.
Canada has sent planeloads of supplies and a team to survey the damage.
Martin called a special cabinet meeting to consider Canada's response to the disaster that has killed at least 124,000 people in 11 countries in Southeastern Asia and East Africa, and left many more in desperate condition.
www.primetoronto.com /news/publish/printer_918.shtml   (512 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / World / Canada / Everyone Clamoring to Be in Canada's New Cabinet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Paul is Paul Martin, leader of Canada's ruling Liberal Party, who takes over as prime minister on Dec. 12 from Jean Chretien after a 15-year struggle for the top job.
Now Martin must assemble a cabinet where the number of spots available -- 38 at last count -- is vastly overshadowed by those who assume their support for him deserves ministerial office.
In Canada, the man who was in control of law enforcement used to be a potato farmer.
www.boston.com /news/world/canada/articles/2003/11/24/everyone_clamoring_to_be_in_canadas_new_cabinet   (912 words)

  
 Observer | Cabinet papers warn Canada off GM crops
A secret briefing to the Canadian government has warned that the country's massive food exports are at risk from its continued use of GM crops.
The paper, which was drafted by a senior civil servant, says that "producers are becoming worried about losing markets and losing choice over what they produce", while consumers are becoming more worried that they cannot distinguish between GM and non-GM products.
Canada is the third-largest producer of GM crops after the US and Argentina.
observer.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4795987-103528,00.html   (516 words)

  
 Education | Cabinet papers warn Canada off GM crops
The export market for milling wheat into bread is worth £2bn a year to Canada.
Jim Robbins, a farmer and business consultant for the Canadian National Farmers Union said that large exports of oilseed rape had been lost to Europe as it was impossible to separate GM and conventional crops.
Mr Robbins believes fears for the environment could be a useful defence, pointing out that if GM wheat - basically a grass - escaped into the Canadian countryside it might become an extremely difficult weed to eradicate because it would be herbicide resistant.
education.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4795987-110865,00.html   (516 words)

  
 Cabinet of Canada - InfoSearchPoint.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
A council of ministers chaired by the Prime Minister, under the Westminster System, the cabinet is the highest organ of The Ministry.
Cabinet members are forbidden from discussing what occurs in cabinet meetings, and once a decision is made all Cabinet members must publicly support the decision.
If the disagreement within the cabinet is strong a minister may resign, as John Napier Turner did.
www.infosearchpoint.com /display/Cabinet_of_Canada   (847 words)

  
 Canada Cabinet
Progressive Conservative MP 1984-93 and 1986-89 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment 1989-91 Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretary of State of Canada and to the Minister of State (Multiculturalism and Citizenship) (b.
The Privy Council Office is the Prime Minister’s department and the Cabinet Secretariat, and as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs she is responsible for the cooperation with provincial and territorial governments.
In 2004 she left the party and joined the Liberals and the cabinet in protest of the party leaders rightwing politics.
www.guide2womenleaders.com /Canada_cabinet.htm   (1461 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Queen's Privy Council for Canada
The Queen's Privy Council for Canada is the ceremonial council of advisors to the Queen of Canada, whose members are appointed by her Governor General in Canada for life on the advice of the Prime Minister.
Their actions are supported by the Privy Council Office which is headed by the Clerk of the Privy Council as chief civil servant and the President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada as the Cabinet minister in charge.
At present the membership of the Council comprises all current and former federal cabinet ministers, and Chief Justices of Canada.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Queen's_Privy_Council_for_Canada   (549 words)

  
 Journal of Canadian Studies: Prime Minister and Cabinet in Canada: An autocracy in need of reform?
In this respect, five possible reforms are discussed, and their prospects of being adopted assessed: proportional representation for the House of Commons, an elected senate, strengthened parliamentary caucuses, a fixed time-table for elections and the New Zealand approach to the appointment of senior officials.
II a ete suggere que le premier ministre du Canada est enclin a jouir de ses pouvoirs d'une facon qui n'est pas swine pour une societe democratique.
In brief, in the orchestration of the 2000 election, one can find ample evidence to support the thesis that the Canadian prime minister - not just the current incumbent but the position generally - tends to enjoy powers to a degree that may be unhealthy in a democratic society.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3683/is_200101/ai_n8937441   (1215 words)

  
 Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (Canada) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Members are drawn from the Liberal Party of Canada.
Critic for Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
Critic for the President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Official_Opposition_Shadow_Cabinet_(Canada)   (194 words)

  
 Parti Vert du Canada / Green Party of Canada; Shadow Cabinet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The intent of the Shadow Cabinet is to study previously approved Policy, with an aim to creating Platform documents for use of Candidates during elections, and to create a resourse of people knowledgable on particular issues.
For simplicitys sake, the Shadow Cabinet was designed to shadow the existing federal government ministries.
Following each of the Platform 1997 sections is an email link to a Shadow Cabinet member, designated as "contact" for their portfolios.
www.alternatives.com /gpc-admin/election97/english/platform/shadow-e.htm   (306 words)

  
 Build Your Own Kitchen Cabinets Second Edition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The genius of the construction system in Build Your Own Kitchen Cabinets is that the cabinets look like traditional solid wood units from the outside, but the interiors are made using durable, easy-to-clean and inexpensive melamine-coated particleboard.
Cabinets on top of refrigerators have to be built to a certain dimension to work.
And installing your newly built cabinets is a lot easier with the proper planning and the wisdom of a guy who has done it all before.
www.cabinetmaking.com /byokc2.htm   (1389 words)

  
 Suleman & Co: Canadian Immigration Lawyers
Canada is in the midst of a national election.
Based on the first half of the year, Canada is set to receive in 2005 the lowest number of claims since the mid-1980s, with a projected year end total of just 17,300.
Whilethere has been a modest decline in numbers of claims made at other places, the drop at the land border has been much greater, with numbers at only 50% of what they were last year.
www.sulemanco.com   (409 words)

  
 CBC News: Cabinet increases Canada's aid
Canada will also deploy the Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) to Ampara, on the east coast of Sri Lanka, the region in that country hardest hit by the giant waves on Dec. 26, Martin said.
Martin called a special cabinet meeting to consider Canada's response to the disaster that has killed at least 124,000 people in 11 countries in southern Asia and East Africa, and left many more in desperate condition.
Most of the $16.5 million which Canada has already allocated has gone to international and Canadian aid agencies, while $2.4 million has been used for supplies being flown into the disaster area on Canadian Forces planes.
www.buzztracker.org /2005/01/03/cache/426706.html   (689 words)

  
 ::PeaceJournalism.com - The Peace Media Research Center's e-magazine::
Hellyer is to be a featured speaker at a UFO conference in Toronto later this month and organizers are making much of his credentials as a former defence minister in the Pearson administration 40 years ago.
He went on to become a cabinet minister, ran for the Liberal leadership against Pierre Trudeau, switched parties to the Conservatives and ran for that party's leadership, too.
His participation is exasperating for David Gower, a spokesman for Skeptics Canada, a group dedicated to rational thinking and to debunking paranormal claims.
peacejournalism.com /ReadArticle.asp?ArticleID=5745   (839 words)

  
 CNEWS - Canada: MPs eye cabinet posts
Liberal MPs bitter at their poor election showing are expected to hold their tongues during today's caucus meeting in hopes of clinching a coveted cabinet job.
Even the most outspoken Grits say the two-hour morning caucus meeting and afternoon barbecue in the Gatineau Hills north of Ottawa will be a love-fest, monopolized by tributes to 33 MPs and ministers defeated in last month's election.
That Canada's gunless border guards wish to be equipped with sidearms -- with a patience worthy of waiting for Godot -- is well known.
cnews.canoe.ca /CNEWS/Canada/2004/07/14/539494.html   (474 words)

  
 Kitchen Cabinet Refacing Canada available at Home Kitchen Cabinets.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
At Home Kitchen Cabinets you'll find everything imaginable for kitchen cabinets and counters and kitchen cabinet hardware.
We also provide information and articles on kitchen cabinet refacing and kitchen cabinet design.
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 BBC NEWS | Americas | PM offers 'stable' Canada cabinet
Mr Martin says his priority is now to form a new cabinet - the first minority administration in Canada since 1979.
The BBC's Daniel Lak in Ottawa says the Liberals will be pleased to have done better than even their own internal opinion surveys had indicated.
Observers say that voters could well find themselves going to the polls again soon- as Canada's minority governments tend to be short lived.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/low/americas/3851959.stm   (524 words)

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