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A bill is a proposal for a new law, or to make amendments to a current law, and this is presented before parliament. A bill can start in the House of Commons or the House of Lords and must be approved in the same manner by both Houses before becoming a law. Proposed bills can be introduced either by the government, individual MPs or Lords, and private individuals and or institutions. There are three different types of bills; public bill, private bill, and a private members bill. A public bill is

covering all aspects of the policy making process. There are many different levels of government which exist and have a direct or indirect impact on people’s lives. The levels of government are Central, (which involve the Monarchy, the House of Commons, and the House of Lords), Regional, (which involve Devolved parliaments) and Local, (which involve Local authorities, country councils and Metropolitan councils). Each level contains a variety of different organisations and branches of government which

unwritten that consists of having conventions along with statutory law and common law, which make up the

Senate of Canada: Role and Significance To begin with, the legislative branch of government in Canada is Parliament, which is bicameral and consists of the House of Commons and the Senate. The House of Commons is made up of 338 members of Parliament that represent different constituencies which vote in Canada’s federal elections (Courtney, 2015). More importantly, the electoral system in which members of parliament are elected is called first past the post system and the candidate with the most votes

party that wins the most seats in the House of Commons. The members of the Cabinet also belong to the leading political party and are Members of Parliament (MPs) or senators. The Prime Minister and the Cabinet also propose most of the laws. The executive branch is the head of the government and runs the day-to-day part of the federal government. The legislative branch is the part of the federal government that makes the laws official. The House of Commons (made up of MPs) and the Senate are part

government since their last elections. Canada's policies of multiculturalism have led to increased representation by Canadians from visible minorities. It was only in 1971, that Liberal Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau made official in the House of Commons, policies of bilingualism and multiculturalism, to increase participation in democracy.10 This was the first step in truly creating equality amongst all ethnic groups in Canada. His speech was made at a time when very few

law was first seen in Ancient Rome. Today most European countries’ governments follow a common structure similar to Ancient Rome. Sir Thomas Smith describes the structure with three divisions of government, monarch, aristocracy, and democracy. There are some variation within the amount of power for each division. England hold to this structure with their monarch, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons. Furthermore, Spain follows this with their monarch, the Congress of Duties, and their Senate

Governor General with the Advice of Prime Minster and his cabinet can allow the Colonies or Provinces, into the Union. In the Constitution Act 1982, section 38 that the constitution of Canada can be amend when resolution of the Senate, the House of Commons and legislative assemblies, which has support of majority its members, of at least two- thirds of provinces that have at least fifty per cent of the population of the provinces. According to section 43 (1), an amendment to the Constitution of

merge with several other ridings. Voters would then be responsible for electing multiple MPs to the House of Commons in each of the new and larger riding. While the way the voting occurs can vary, the end result is a proportional number of members from each party are elected (“What is Proportional Representation?”). Those who vote for a smaller party may have more candidates elected to the House of Commons as it is no longer a winner-takes-all system, members would be elected based on the percentage of

Gender Parity in Canada’s House of Commons The topic I have chosen to take an interest in gender parity and government and why it is still an issue in our government in 2017. As an action, I chose to write to my member of parliament in regard to his vote on Bill C-237, also known as the Gender Equity Act. As a liberal party member, this should have been something he supported alongside his party, who defeated Bill C-237. This bill would have given a monetary penalty to parties whose list of elected