Levels of Government in Canada Flashcards
Federal Government
The federal government serves all Canadians
The current PM is Justin Trudeau
He is also the leader of the liberal party
3 federal political parties
• Liberal
• Conservatives
• NDP- New Democratic Party
federal “fringe” parties
• Bloc Québécois in Quebec
• Green Party
The Federal Government is responsible for (5):
• The Canadian armed forces
• the regulation of trade and business
• creating and enforcing laws
• postal services
• taxes
Constituencies/ridings …
Canada is divided into 338 ridings or constituencies that are divided based on population
How the PM is elected
The political party that wins the most ridings forms the Canadian govt. The leader of that party becomes the PM. We do not vote for our PM, we vote for the MP’s from our area. The candidate with the most MP’s forms the govt.
To be a candidate…
• must be 18 years old
• Canadian citizen
• give a $200 deposit
who is eligible to vote
• must be on the voters list (enumerated = proves you are eligible)
• Canadian citizen
• 18
Governor General
The King/Queens representative in Canada
Who is our Governor General
Mary Simon
Provincial Government
3 main political parties in Saskatchewan
- Sask Party
- Liberal
- NDP
Which party and who is in charge + what are they called
Currently the Sask Party is in Power and Scott Moe is the Premier
Member of Legislative Assembly
a representative of a constituency
58 MLA’s in Saskatchewan
The Provincial Government is responsible for (5):
• education
• provincial correctional centres
• natural resources
• health care
• taxes
