Government

5. the upper house of the parliament and is composed of 105 members
8. a person who speaks for you
10. The printed record of what Members of Parliament said in the House of Commons.
11. a discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules
12. A letter, often signed by many people, making a specific request to Parliament.
15. The group of Ministers who work closely with the Prime Minister.
16. person with full political rights
17. the person in charge of a meeting
18. a king or queen of a nation
19. A member of the Senate or House of Commons who does not belong to a political party.
21. the city where a country's legislature is located and the government carries out its business
22. The meeting room in which all Senators or Members of Parliament meet to discuss and to vote.
24. The plan of where the Government is going to get money this year and how it will spend its money.

1. A group of Senators, Members of Parliament, or both, selected to study a specific subject or bill and write a report about it
2. A large, heavy and richly ornamented staff which represents the power and authority of Parliament.
3. a person appointed to the Upper House of Parliament by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister.
4. The set of rules which a country like Canada follows to work well as a nation.
6. The agreement by the provinces to join together to form the nation of Canada and create a federal government
7. a formal event that follows rules or traditions
9. composed of the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons
13. A university student who works for the Senate or the House of Commons
14. To pick one person from a group of several people by voting.
20. a government system in which the people choose their leaders and govern themselves
23. electoral district