Canada S Parliament Homework

Canada’s Parliament – House of Commons

Name ______

Section One: Labelling – Label the following diagram by filling in the blanks in the space provided below. Go to the following website…….

http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/guide/index-e.asp

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Section Two: Seats in the House of Commons by Province – There are 308** seats in the House of Commons for MP’s from across Canada. Complete the following chart indicating how many seats or MP’s there are from each province.

Ontario ______

Quebec ______

Nova Scotia ______

New Brunswick ______

Manitoba ______

British Columbia ______

Prince Edward Island ______

Saskatchewan ______

Alberta ______

Newfoundland and Labrador ______

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** As of 2009.

Section Three: Critical Thinking: Discuss in detail, the following questions. This should be written in paragraph format.

1.  Does Canada’s present system of government adequately represent all the citizens of Canada?

2.  Is it necessary for the Senate to review bills from the House of Commons?