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Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada use the title The Honourable if they are ordinary members. Prime Ministers, Governors General and Chief Justices automatically are given the title The Right Honourable. While Governors General have the right to the title Right Honourable upon being sworn into office they are not inducted into the ...
The Honourable Rick Casson (from October 1, 2010) The Honourable Laurie Hawn (from October 1, 2010) The Honourable Julian Fantino (from January 4, 2011) The Honourable Ted Menzies (from January 4, 2011) The Honourable Steven Blaney (from May 18, 2011) The Honourable Edward Fast (from May 18, 2011) The Honourable Joe Oliver (from May 18, 2011)
The Government of Canada, formally referred to as His Majesty's Government, [1] [2] is defined by the constitution as the King acting on the advice of his Privy Council; [3] [4] what is technically known as the Governor-in-Council, [5] referring to the governor general as the King's delegate.
The Parliament of Canada is the legislative body of the government of Canada.The Parliament is composed of the House of Commons (lower house), the Senate (upper house), and the sovereign, represented by the governor general.
The Government of Canada, which is formally referred to as His Majesty's Government, [5] [6] is defined by the Canadian constitution as the sovereign acting on the advice of the Privy Council; [7] [8] what is known as the Governor-in-Council, [9] referring to the governor general of Canada as the King's stand-in.
Cabinet of Canada; Deputy prime ministers of Canada (1977–) Ministers of agriculture (1867–) Ministers of Canadian heritage (1996–) Ministers of citizenship and immigration (1994–) Ministers of the environment (1971–) Ministers of finance (1867–) Ministers of fisheries and oceans (1979–) Ministers of foreign affairs (1995–)
Split into Lower Canada (now Quebec) and Upper Canada (now Ontario). 1841–1867 Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada: Legislative Council of the Province of Canada: Governor General of the Province of Canada: Parliament of the Province of Canada: 1867–1968 Split into Ontario and Quebec.
Canada is a federation that comprises ten provinces and three territories. Its government is structured as a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy, with a monarch as its sovereign and a Prime Minister as its head of government. Each of the country's provinces and territories also has a head of government, called premier in English.