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Across
  1. 1. One of two large rooms in the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings.
  2. 2. To change or improve something.
  3. 4. A group of Senators, MPs, or both, selected to study a specific subject or bill and write a report about it.
  4. 6. A formal event that follows rules or traditions.
  5. 7. Of two chambers, or rooms.
  6. 8. A change that is made to a bill, a motion or committee report with the intention of improving it.
  7. 13. Bills that are passed by Parliament.
  8. 14. The bringing to an end of a Parliament, either at the end of its four-year term or if the
  9. 17. A rule for all Canadians made by Senators.
  10. 20. The set of rules that a country like Canada follows to work as a nation.
  11. 21. A discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules.
  12. 22. To pick one person from a group of several people by voting.
  13. 23. The city where a country's legislature is located and the government carries out its business.
  14. 24. A group made up of all Senators and MPs from the same political party.
  15. 26. The process of choosing a representative by vote.
  16. 27. A proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament.
Down
  1. 1. A group of all Ministers (mostly from the House of Commons and at least one from the Senate).
  2. 3. A person living in an area in Canada represented by a MP.
  3. 5. A proposal by a Member for either the Senator or the House of Commons to do something.
  4. 6. The agreement by the provinces to join together to form the nation of Canada and created a federal Parliament.
  5. 9. A king or queen of a country.
  6. 10. The specific geographic area in Canada that a MP represents in the House of Commons.
  7. 11. The daily official record of debates in the Senate and the House of Commons in English and French.
  8. 12. The government's plan for how it will collect and spend money each year.
  9. 15. A Member of the Senate or House of Commons who does not belong to a political party.
  10. 16. A large, heavy, silver-and-gold-covered staff that is a symbol of the power and authority of Parliament.
  11. 18. A special title given to the Senators and Cabinet Ministers for life, and the Speaker of the House of Commons.
  12. 19. The political party with the most members elected to the House of Commons.
  13. 23. A person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country.
  14. 25. The person in charge of a meeting.