Government

5. a Senator or a Member of the House of Commons.
8. a word used for the stages during which a bill is debated in Parliament before it is passed to become a law.
10. a large, heavy, silver and gold covered staff that is a symbol of the power and authority of Parliament.
11. to place a document before the Senate, the House of Commons or a committee for consideration.
12. a formal event that follows rules or traditions.
14. a proposal by a Member for either the Senate or the House of Commons to do something.
15. the set of rules that a country like Canada follows to work as a nation.
16. another name for the House of Commons.
19. the type of government which takes care of municipal business led by the mayor.
21. a person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country.
22. a person appointed to the Upper House of Parliament by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister.
24. the daily official record of debates in the Senate and the Hosue of Commons in English and French.
25. a university student who works for the Senate and the House of Commons.

1. the agreement by the provinces to join together to form the nation of Canada and create a federal Parliament.
2. a building composed of the Monarch, the Senate and the House of Commons.
3. a person who speaks for you.
4. a leader of a political party and the head of the government.
6. a Member of the Senate or House of Commons Chamber who does not belong to a political.
7. the government's plan for how it will collect and spend money each year.
9. to change or improve something
13. to choose a representative in an election.
17. all political parties and independent Members who do not belong to the governing party.
18. the periods into which a Parliament is divided.
20. the block where the Senate Chambers and the House of Commons are.
23. a Member of Parliament or Senator in a political party who is responsible for keeping other party Members informed about the Chamber's business.