Government
Across
- 4. When the Senate or the House of Commons considers the report of a bill and when changes to the text of the bill may be proposed
- 5. A university student who carries messages and delivers documents and other material to the Chamber during sittings of the Senate or House of Common
- 9. Another name for question period
- 10. A Senator or a Member of the House of Commons
- 11. A member of the Senate or House of Commons who does not belong in a political party
- 12. The official record of debates in the Senate
- 14. Another word for an electoral district
- 15. A special title given to Senators and Cabinet Members for life
- 16. The steps by which bills are approved and become laws
- 19. Bills that are passed by Parliament
- 21. The group that acts and speaks for the entire country
- 23. A daily period of time when parliamentarians ask the government questions about important issues
Down
- 1. A large silver and fold covered staff that's a symbol of the power and authority of Parliament
- 2. Another name for the House of Commons
- 3. To choose a representative in an election
- 4. A person who speaks for you
- 6. The legislature that makes laws for the people living in a province or territory
- 7. Groups of businesses, associations and people with a common interest who ask MPs or Senators to speak for the to promote their opinions
- 8. The last stage before a bill becomes a law performed by the Governor General or the deputy
- 13. The periods into which a Parliament is divided
- 17. A rule for all Canadians made by Senators, MPs and the Governor General
- 18. A meeting of the Senate or the House of Commons within a session
- 20. A word used for the stages when a bill is debated in Parliament before it is passed to a law
- 22. A proposal by a Member to do something, to order something to be done or to express am opinion on a matter
- 24. All political parties and independent Members that do not belong to the governing party