Across
- 3. Another name for a backbencher: A member of parliament who does not have an official role in the House of Commons
- 7. Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen of Canada
- 10. A person, normally a Member of Parliament or a Senator, who is chosen by the Prime Minister and appointed by the Governor General to help govern.
- 12. A discussion in which the argument for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules
- 13. The government of Canada that acts and speaks for the whole county
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- 1. To pick one person from a group of several people by voting
- 2. City where a country’s legislature is located and the Government carries out its business.
- 3. A senator or a Member of the house of Commons
- 4. Two chambers, or rooms. Canada’s Parliament is made up of two separate chambers, the Senate and House of Commons.
- 5. A special title given to Senators and Cabinet Ministers for life
- 6. A daily period of time in the Senate and the House of Commons when parliamentarians ask the government questions about its activities or important issues
- 7. The daily official record of debates in the Senate and the House of commons in English and French
- 8. The bringing to an end of a Parliament, either at the end of its four-year term or if the government is defeated by proclamation
- 9. A person appointed by our Monarch, on the advice of the Prime Minister
- 11. The political party that forms the Government because more of its members were elected to the House of Commons than from any other party
- 14. A rule for all Canadians made by Senators, Members of Parliament, and the Governor General through discussion and voting