Questions related to the government or politics of Canada.
Canada is a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional-monarchy in North America. Canada has a bicameral legislature based on the Westminster system.
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Why haven't the 3 Canadian territories become provinces?
They're governed differently because so few people live in the far north, and so much relies on federal money anyway. A territory would need hundreds of thousands more residents and a much bigger economic base in order to justify the effort of…
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Does Ontario have an Islamic Heritage Month?
There were reports from October 2016 that October would be made Islamic Heritage Month for Ontario, but looking at Ontario’s celebrations and commemorations there's no mention of it. I haven't found any reports of the idea being dumped - I'd expect…
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Provincial Education Act
I'm doing a research paper on Regulation 17, and found that this regulation meant that in Ontario, French schools were "ignored by the provincial education act."
What does it mean if a school is ignored by this act? Does it mean that graduation from…
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Do Anglophone and Francophone Canadians still have issues?
A friend loaned me an old travel book about Canada. One of the running themes inside the book is an uneasy tension between the Anglophones (the English) and the Francophones (the French) . It told of separatist movements till the 90's . Now could…
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How would Bill C-38 be considered illiberal?
Bill C-38: The Civil Marriage Act
...codifies a definition of marriage for the first time in Canadian law, expanding on the traditional common-law understanding of civil marriage as an exclusively heterosexual institution. It defines civil marriage…
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How much money would be saved if Parliament Hill flags were replaced only when frayed?
What's the cost of replacing the 5 current Parliament Hill flags?
What'd be the cost of replacing these 5 flags only when truly necessary, e.g. when they get frazzled, or must be adjusted to and from half-mast? I don't know the durability (against…
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