Page Index:

Monarchy/Sovereign  | Governor General |Prime Minister |  Senate | House of Commons Parliament Supreme Court  | General Canada Government Sites | Symbols of Canada | Official Buildings
Our Heroes    Province of Ontario |  Municipal Level- Barrie | Canada Clipart - flags  | Canada Quizzes  | Newspapers

Federal Government

• Constitution of Canada
  The Constitution Acts 1867 to 1982
  
  
• Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
  Department of Justice of Canada
  
  
• Becoming a Canadian Citizen
  
  
• Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
  An overview of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
  
  
• The Parliament of Canada Photo Album
  • Symbols and Ceremony
  • Parliament Buildings- History
  • The Senate of Canada
  • Canada's House of Commons 
    
    
• Structure of the Government of Canada

Monarchy/Sovereign

•  The British Monarchy Official Web Site
  
  
• The Canadian Monarchy: Includes Sovereigns since 1867, Members of the Royal Family, Guidance notes for meeting Members of the Royal Family, Royal Anthem
  
  
• Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II - Biography

Governor General of Canada

• Governor General of Canada Menu
  
  
• Role and Responsibility of the Governor General
  
  
• List of Former Governors General
  Biographies
  
  
• Symbols of the Governor General

Prime Minister

• Prime Minister of Canada
  
  
• First Among Equals
  Facts about Canada's Prime Ministers
  
  
• Leading Canada
  • Choosing a Cabinet
  • Keeping the party together
  • Parliament
  • Dealing with the Provinces
  • Keeping Canadians happy
  • Relationship with the media
  • Leaders of other countries
    
    
• Prime Ministers of Canada Biographies
  
  
• Canada Speaks
  • Biographical Information
  • Full Size Picture
  • Speech in the House of Commons
    

  

The Role of the Senate

• What is the Senate
  
  
•  Be Informed!
  The Role of the Senate Committees
  
  
• Senate_today
  The Senate: Cursor down the page to find out questions about the senate.
  Included is a picture of the Senate.
  
  
• Frequently Asked Questions About the Senate
  • What is the Senate?
  • Who are senators and what do they do?
  • Why is the Senate called the Red Chamber?
  • How do you become a Senator?
  • What happens in the Senate Chamber?
  • What happens in Senate Committees? Who was the first woman appointed to the Senate?
• The Senate of Canada Fact Sheets
  

House of Commons

• Guide to Canada's House of Commons
  • Canadian Parliament
  • Who's Who in the House
  • A Working Day in the Commons
  • Parliamentary Highlights
  • Making Canada's Laws
  • The Role of a Member of Parliament
  • Being Part of Parliament
    The Guide to the Canadian House of Commons is now available electronically
    on the web. The Guide explains how the House of Commons fits into Canada's
    parliamentary system of government. It describes the work done in the
    Commons and shows examples of the day-to-day life of a Member of
    Parliament. You will also find information about the role of the Queen, the
    Governor General, the Senate, the Speaker, the Prime Minister, the Cabinet,
    the Leader of the Opposition, the House Leaders, as well as how a bill
    becomes law, and much more.
    
• House of Commons- Canada
   Procedures in the House of Commons
  
  
• Frequently Asked Questions About Parliament
  How does a bill become law?
  
  
• How a Government Bill Becomes Law (advanced reading)
  What is Royal Assent?
  What is the Speech from the Throne?
  
  
• The Parliament Buildings
   Descriptions of the buildings on the Hill
  • Take a Virtual Tour
    
    
• Supreme Court of Canada
    SCC-About the Court

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General Indexed Sites of Canada & Government

• Government of Canada - About Canada
  This section describes some of the symbols that establish the Canadian
  identity.  They tell the story of our nation, its people, environment and history.
  Each Canadian province and territory is also outlined, as well as general
  information about our society and our economy.
  
• Links to Provinces and Territories -flags, flowers, Coat of Arms
  Canadian Provinces
  
  
• FlagsCan contents
  An on-line book about how Canada got its flags. Also discusses role of the Monarchy

Symbols of Canada

• Symbols of Canada  includes colouring pages
  Included are: The Arms of Canada, The National Flag,  The Royal Union Flag,
  The Music of  Canada: National Anthem, Royal Anthem, Other Patriotic Songs
  
  
• Other Canadian Symbols on this site include: the beaver, the maple leaf, national
  colours, origin of name of Canada, the great seal
  
  
• The National Anthem of Canada
  National Anthem
   
  
• The Arms of Canada
  The Arms of  Canada
  
  
• The Canadian Flag
  History of the Canadian flag
• Flag Etiquette In Canada
  
  
• About Canada
  This section describes some of the symbols that establish the Canadian
  identity.  They tell the story of our nation, its people, environment and history.
  Each Canadian province and territory is also outlined, as well as general
  information about our society and our economy.

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Canada's Official buildings and memorials

• National War Memorial
  • Veterans Affairs Canada: Memorials to Canada's War Dead
  •  Memorials in Canada
  • The Canadian National Vimy Memorial
  • Memorial Chamber in the Peace Tower
  • Books of Remembrance
    
    
• Juno Beach Centre
  

Our Heroes

• Canadian Heroes in Yore and Lore
  Canadian Heroes in Fact and Fiction
  
  
• Path of Heroes - The Dominion Institute
  Top 20 results of survey
  
  
• Path of Heroes - Government of Canada
  Eight paths to take. Audio and video clips to be opened along the way.  
  Take a quiz when you have met the famous and not so famous Canadians.
  
  
• Famous People from Ontario
  Sports, The Arts, Inventors, Heroes
  
  
• Canadian Personalities
  
  
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• Legislative Assemblies of Canada
  Provincial Government Sites
  
  
• Government of Ontario
  
  
• The Premier's Kid Zone
  Meet the Premier, Tour Queen's Park, Tour Ontario, Games, History Zone
  
  
• About Ontario
  A Look At Ontario: an index of government topics, origin of provincial names,
  symbols, past premiers, cities and town weblinks, history, geography
  
  
• About the Assembly
  
  
• Legislative Assembly of Ontario
  • The Lieutenant Governor
  • Member of Provincial Parliament
  • Cabinet Members and Critics
  • The Speaker
  • The Clerk
  • Sergeant-of-Arms
    
    
• The making and passing of laws
  How a bill becomes a law pdf file
  
  
• The Lieutenant Governor
  Biography, role, speeches, history, FAQs, 
  
  
• Parliamentary Players: The Speaker, The Clerk,
  The Sergeant at Arms
  The Players
  
  
• Legislative Page Programme
  
  
• Ontario Emblems and Symbols
  The Shield of Arms, The Great Seal, The Coat of Arms, The White Trillium, The Amethyst,  The Flag, The Common Loon, Easter White Pine , Official Tarten of Ontario, The Franco-Ontarian Flag

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• City of Barrie - City Hall
  General information and city government links
• City of Barrie - City Council Information
  City Council Information - includes: Role of the council
• City of Barrie - Coat of Arms
  Coat of Arms and City Badge
  
  
• Municipalities of Ontario: be sure to look at Barrie's award winning site!
  Municipalities in Ontario

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• Flags and Arms of Canada
• Canadian Flag Clip Art Gallery: Canada graphics
  

• Try a quiz to test you knowledge of Canada!!
  Read About Canada - Then Test your knowledge
  Quizzes and Puzzles
  
  
• The National Atlas of Canada
  Take the Atlas Quiz
  Canada - The People; Canada - The Land; Shapes of Canada;         
  Canada - Land of Superlatives
  
  
• Canada Quiz
     Java enabled on browser to see answers

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• Sympatico News Express
  Canada on This Day---
  
  
• The (Toronto) Star
  
  
• The National Post
  
  
• The Sun (Papers across Canada)

Copyright 2001
Pat Elliott, Library Specialist
Monday, April 12, 2004 11:06 PM