democracy

2. the upper house of parliament
3. a meeting of the senate or of the house of commons within a session
6. an appointed member of every party that manages its business in the house of commons
7. a rule for a canadians made by the parliament
8. of two chambers or rooms
9. bills that are passed by parliament
10. the government of canada that acts and speaks for the whole country
16. another name for the house of commons
18. one of three parts of parliament
20. a word used for the stages during which a bill is debated in parliament before it is passed to become a law
22. the periods into which a parliament is divided
24. to change or improve something
25. a proposal for a law to be considered by government
26. a king or queen of a country
27. a group of senators, members of parliament or both selected to study a specific subject
28. a person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country

1. queen elizabeth the second of canada is our head of state
3. a person appointed to the upper house of parliament by the governor general
4. the agreement by the provinces to join together to form the nation of Canada
5. the government's plan for how it will collect and spend money each year
7. the steps by which bills are approved by parliament and become laws
11. a discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules
12. a person who speaks for you
13. another name for a question period
14. another word for constituency or electorial district
15. the leader of the party in power and the head of government
17. the daily official record of debates in the senate and the house of commons in english and french
19. a person in charge of a meeting
21. to pick one person from a group of several people by voting
23. a formal event that follows rules or traditions