To measure this variable, we will look at the number of public representatives who are elected by the population. ... At the Provincial Level, according to the Government of Ontario , the population elects Members of the Provincial Government (Legislative Assembly) (In Ontario, 103 members are elected), and a Premier. ... In accordance with the Government of Canada , the Canadian population elects a Prime Minister and members of the House of Commons (In Canada, there are 301 members). ... When we count the number of representatives who are elected by the population, it seems that the American...

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Located right on the border with Quebec it is the capital of Canada. ... Ottawa and the community located just across the river in Quebec called the Outaouais region have a total population that number just over 1,000,000 people. ... Statistics Canada, employing over 5000 people is one of the most respected federal institutions that Canada has. ... Essentially that means that Statistics Canada compiles an inordinate amount of data about Canadians and their activities. These range from the obvious such as population, births and deaths to balance of payments and trade balances on the na...

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While the overall population is stable, dramatic changes in the age and cultural structure have been occurring in the past decade and will continue in the future. ... While the baby boomers are nearing retirement, the Aboriginal population is young and growing. ... Programs that are funded primarily by the federal government are directed and implemented by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) and other federal departments. ... A workforce that represents the population can gain a better understanding of its customers and in turn, better meet their needs. ...

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Although the Canadian government has taken measures against drugs, in stiffening laws concerning the cultivation and trafficking of drugs and various media awareness programs, the problem continues to get worse. ... Fuels can be made by extracting oils from seeds and the hemp fiber could be used to make ropes, clothing, or paper of a higher quality because of the strength of the fibers.1 Marijuana is the most widely used illegal drug in Canada. Four million Canadians have used marijuana, including 1.4 million teenagers.2 The large number of users can probably be explained by the d...

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Government Spending & Budget As many Federal departments and agencies lurch into an era of running without funds, the leaders of both parties of Congress are spending less and less time searching for a compromise to balance the budget, and more and more time deciding how to use it to...

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LIBERTARIANISM Two hundred and twelve years ago thirty nine signatures spoke, gracing its delicate spaceless yet palatial surface with the ease and wave of a single downy bowed quill. Seventeen hundred and eighty seven was the year that the most momentous document in the United States history as well as posterity was created, approved and just two years later instituted as the foundation for a fledging yet promising nation destined for greatness. It was a great concept envisioned by extraordinary men, a system in which the people of the land reign, governing through democratically ...

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