government

2. Minister - the leader of the party in power and the Head of Government
4. of the Senate - the speaker is appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister
5. - to change or improve something
6. - one of two large rooms in the centre block of the Parliament buildings
8. stage - a step in the passage of a bill through both the Senate and the House of Commons
9. of Parliament - someone elected to a seat in the House of Commons
14. opposition - the political party that usually has the second-largest numbers of MPs elected to the House of Commons
15. - a Senator or a Member of the House of Commons
17. - the person in charge of a meeting
19. - a person appointed to the Upper House of Parliament by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister
20. - a group of all Ministers
21. general - a person appointed by our Monarch, on the advice of the Prime Minister, to be the Monarch's representative in Canada
23. house - another name for the House of Commons

1. court of Canada - the highest court in Canada
3. block - one of three of the Parliament buildings
6. - a formal event that follows rules or traditions
7. - a meeting of the senate or of the House of Commons within a session
10. - of two chambers, or rooms
11. - a person living in an area in Canada represented by a Member of Parliament
12. of the Opposition - the leader of the political party that usually has the second-largest number of seats
13. - another word for constituency or electoral district
15. member - another name for a backbencher; a Member of Parliament who does not have an official role in the House of Commons
16. process - the steps by which bills are approved by Parliament and become laws
18. leader - an appointed member of every party that manages its business in the House of Commons
22. assent - the last stage before a bill becomes a law