1. Government in Canada

2. Governance in Canada ● Canadian citizens are governed by 3 levels of government in Canada. ● Municipal ● Provincial ● Federal ● Each level of government has different responsibilities, yet cooperation between levels of government is critical in areas such as health care and immigration.

3. Parliament Buildings ● The Parliament Buildings are in Ottawa, Ontario. ● In the Parliament Buildings, Members of Parliament and Senators debate issues significant to Canadians and pass our nation’s laws.

4. Trade and Commerce Taxation Postal Service National Defense Penitentiaries Sea Coasts Inland Fisheries Criminal Law Banking Responsibilities of the Federal Government ●Weights and Measures ●Patents and Copyright ●First Nations/Aboriginal Affairs ●Currency ●International Affairs

5. Provinical Responsibilities ● All Provincial Agencies ● Property and Civil Rights ● Direct Taxation Sales of Public Land ● Natural Resources Municipal Affairs ● Administration of Justice Prison System ● Hospitals Licenses ● Local Works ● All matters of Local and Private Nature

6. Member of Parliament ● The MP (Member of Parliament) for South Shore—St. Margaret's is Gerald Keddy. ● First chair on the standing committee of the department of fisheries ● He is a member of the conservative party. ● http://www.parl.gc.ca/infor mation/about/people/key/bi o.asp?lang=E&query=9159&s= Mx

7. The House of Commons ● The House of Commons There are 301 elected members in the House of Commons. ● 11 members are from Nova Scotia ● The House of Commons is in Ottawa, Ontario ● The Liberal Party has the majority of members in the Federal Government.

8. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II ● She is the Queen of Great Britain and Canada

9. The Government of Canada

11. Conservative Party ●Conservative Party Made up of the progressive conservative party of Canada and the Alliance party (Tory) ●Hard time winning support in Quebec (conscription 1917) ●Major party in Nova Scotia ●Our premier is John Hamm ● The Conservative Party