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Name two key documents that contain our rights and freedoms.
Magna Carta (Great Charter of Freedoms)
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Identify 4 rights that Canadians enjoy.
Mobility rights
Aboriginal people’s rights
Official Language Rights and Minority Language Educational Rights
Multiculturalism
Name 4 fundamental freedoms that Canadians enjoy.
Freedom of conscience and religion
Freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression (Free speech and freedom of the press)
Freedom of peaceful assembly
Freedom of association
What is meant by the equality of women and men.
Men and women are equal under the law
What are some examples of taking responsibility for yourself and your family?
Getting a job, taking care of your family, work hard in keeping with one’s abilities
Who were the founding peoples of Canada?
Aboriginal, French and British
Who are the Métis?
People from mixed Aboriginal and European ancestry.
Living in the Prairie provinces.
Speak Michif dialect
30% of total Aboriginal people
What does the word “Inuit” mean?
“The people” in Inuktitut language
What is meant by the term “responsible government”?
Ministers of the Crown (Government) must have support of a majority of the elected representatives (Members of the Parliament or MPs) in order to govern.
Who was Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine?
First head of responsible government in Canada in 1849
Champion of French language rights and democracy
What did the Canadian Pacific Railway symbolize?
Unity
What does Confederation mean?
Union of provinces to make a new country
What is the significance of the discovery of insulin by Sir Frederic Banting and Charles Best?
Saved 16 million lives worldwide, a hormone to treat diabetes
What does it mean to say that Canada is a constitutional monarchy?
Sovereign (Head of State) reigns in accordance with the Constitution
What are the three branches of government?
Executive, Legislative and Judicial
What is the difference between the role of the Queen and that of the Prime Minister?
Queen is Head of State (part of Parliament, guardian of constitutional freedoms, example of lifelong service, link to 53 nations as Head of Commonwealth)
Prime Minister is Head of Government (directs governing of the country)
What is the highest honour that Canadians can receive?
The Victoria Cross (V.C.)
When you go to vote on election day, what do you do?
Go to polling station, bring voter information card and ID, mark X in the circle next to the name of the candidate, fold it and present to poll officials to tear number, get ballot to deposit in the ballot box.
Who is entitled to vote in Canadian federal elections?
Canadian citizen
18 years old on voting day
On the voters list
In Canada, are you obliged to tell other people how you voted?
No, Canadian law secures the right to a secret ballot.
After an election, which party forms the government?
The party with the most seats in the House of Commons.
Who is your member of Parliament?
Stephane Bergeron
What are the three levels of government?
Federal, provincial/territorial and municipal (local)
What is the role of the courts in Canada?
To settle disputes.
