Canada is like the house for all the Canadians to live together. ... "The constitution stated that Parliament had the power to make laws for, "Peace, order and good government in Canada in relation to all matters not coming within the classes of subjects by this act assigned exclusively t the legislatures of the provinces.... A bill is a legislative proposal to parliament for tis considerations and approval. In the Canadian parliament there are two types of bills: public bills and private bills. ... A private bill is always founded on a petition to parliament....

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No bill can become a law unless it is approved by the parliament; no party can stay in parliament unless there is continuos support by the parliament. This system is very old; Canada's Parliament reaches back over 800 years to the foundations of British parliamentary tradition. ... Then the struggle began within parliament over who will have authority and the demand for democracy. ... When a Canadian election is held, people vote for a local representative who usually belongs to a political party (i.e. the Liberal Party of Canada, the New Democratic Party of Canada, etc.). ... The Prime M...

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The Parliament acts as a check on the government through parliamentary questions, debate on legislation and parliamentary committee investigations. ... There are two major differences between the Canadian parliamentary system of executive power and the American congressional system of executive power. The Prime Minister and the Cabinet, who are jointly responsible for government decisions, control the executive power in Canada. ... In the parliamentary system, Cabinet ministers are members of parliament, and they retain their office as long a they have the support of the majority of the Hou...

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The Prime Minister's power has been increasing over time, and the office now controls much of the power of the Canadian government. ... National elections in Canada must be held at least every five years. However, Prime Ministers have the power to instruct the governor-general to dissolve Parliament at any time. The dissolution of Parliament triggers a national election. The dissolution of Parliament is a power that Prime Ministers have enviously guarded. ...

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Canada has repeatedly been named the best, or among the best places to live on earth by the United Nations. ... There are those that still believe that Canada needs a strong and efficient government to deal with the divisive nature of relations between Quebec and the rest of Canada. ... However, things were much different during the years of Canada's early confederation. ... It seems Canada's opposition parties haven't learned from history that the Liberals can only be ousted from power by coalitions promising the moderation and compromise that Canadians have always preferre...

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