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| | Politics of Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | A trial-level court from a common law province is required to follow previous decisions from both the Supreme Court of Canada and the appellate court of its respective province or territory. | | | Also, after the criminalization of abortion was decided to be against the Charter of Rights and Freedoms by the Supreme Court of Canada, a new bill was prepared by Kim Campbell, who was then Minister of Justice. | | | If the Commons passes a motion of no confidence in the government, the prime minister and his cabinet are expected either to resign their offices or to ask for Parliament to be dissolved so that a general election can be held. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Canada
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| | Government |
| | The federal government is responsible for matters that concern Canada as a whole, such as interprovincial and international trade, national defence, criminal law, the banking and monetary systerms, and the fisheries. | | | The powers of the territorial governments are delegated by the federal government. | | | For the territories, federal laws regulate the election of territorial councils, whose powers - including passing territorial laws - are conferred by the federal government. |
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http://proudcanadiankids.ca/government.htm
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| | Government of Canada |
| | Canada's parliament consists of an elected House of Commons and an appointed Senate. | | | Canada is a constitutional monarchy with a federal system, a parliamentary government, and strong democratic traditions. | | | She appoints a governor general, who serves as her representative in Canada, on the advice of the prime minister of Canada, usually for a 5-year term. |
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http://www.vec.ca/English/2/canada-government.cfm
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| | Canada's Government web page |
| | The president can veto, or forbid congressional laws, but congress can override his veto by a two-thirds vote. | | | Canada was a part of Great Britain until 1867 and did not sever its ties completely until 1982. | | | America’s legislative body is the congress, but our head of government is President Bill Clinton. |
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http://www.mrdowling.com/709-Canadagvt.html
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| | Government Sites Canada |
| | Citizenship and Immigration Canada was created in November 1993 and formally established by an Act of Parliament in June 1994. | | | The members of the CRDD and IAD are appointed by the Governor in Council for terms of up to seven years while the decision-makers of the Adjudication Division are public servants, appointed pursuant to Canada's Public Service Employment Act. | | | The IRB's chief executive officer, the Chairperson, reports to Parliament through the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada. |
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http://www.uni-bremen.de/~migra/government_sites_canada.htm
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| | Canadian Constitutional Documents |
| | In Canada's case, section 118 of the Constitution Act, 1867, was repealed. | | | Proposal of the amendment was approved by provincial referendum in the Fall of 1995. | | | This is the first time the Constitution of Canada formally mentions the existance of the Prime Minister. |
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http://www.solon.org/Constitutions/Canada/English/index.html
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| | CanadaInfo: Government in Canada |
| | he Federal Government is seated in Ottawa and is headed by the Governor General of Canada on the advice of the Prime Minister. | | | As a result, Crown lands in the territories are retained by the federal government in the Crown in right of Canada. | | | Each has its own capital city and is headed by a Lieutenant Governor (provinces) or a Commissioner (territories) on the advice of a Premier (provinces) or a Government Leader (territories). |
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http://www.craigmarlatt.com/canada/government/government.html
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| | BBC NEWS World Americas Canada government loses key vote |
| | The vote was called amid a judicial inquiry into irregularities in the awarding of government contracts by a Liberal administration in the 1990s. | | | Canada's Liberal minority government says it will not resign, despite losing a key censure vote in parliament. | | | In testimony on Monday, Benoit Corbeil, the party's former chief executive in the province of Quebec, said he gave envelopes stuffed with C$100 bills to party staffers now working for government ministers. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/newsFeedXML/moreover/-/1/hi/world/americas/4532329.stm
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| | CIC Canada A Look at Canada |
| | The responsibilities of the federal and provincial governments were first defined in 1867 in the British North America Act. | | | Once a majority of MPs and senators have approved a bill, the Governor General gives final approval and the bill becomes law. | | | Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is our Head of State. |
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http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizen/look/look-13e.html
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| | The arms of Canada |
| | This request was approved and the arms assigned to Canada were appointed and declared in the proclamation (text on next page) of His Majesty King George V dated November 21, 1921. | | | A special committee was mandated by the Governor General in 1919 to study the question on the arms of Canada. | | | Given at Our Court at Buckingham Palace, this twenty-first day of November, in the year of Our Lord One thousand nine hundred and twenty-one, and in the twelfth year of Our Reign. |
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http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/cpsc-ccsp/sc-cs/arm1_e.cfm
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| | The Supreme Court of Canada |
| | For lawyers : Supreme Court Act and new Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada | | | This service is provided through a joint project between the Supreme Court of Canada and the LexUM team of the Centre de recherche en droit public at University of Montreal. | | | Supreme Court of Canada Reports of Published Judgments |
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http://www.lexum.umontreal.ca/csc-scc/en/index.html
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| | Governments on the WWW: Canada |
| | Canadian High Commission in Georgetown, Guyana / Haut Commissariat du Canada à Georgetown, Guyana | | | Canadian Embassy in Lisbon, Portugal / Ambassade du Canada à Lisbonne, Portugal | | | Canadian Embassy in Washington, United States of America / Ambassade du Canada à Washington, États-Unis d'Amérique |
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http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/ca.html
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| | Department of Justice Canada |
| | Backgrounder: Members of the Advisory Committee on Supreme Court of Canada Appointments | | | New Supreme Court of Canada Appointments Process launched | | | A site to raise awareness among the public that |
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http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/index.html
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| | Prime Minister of Canada: FIRST MINISTERS PARTNER ON NORTHERN STRATEGY |
| | The North is a place where the territories and their governments are strong contributing partners in a dynamic and secure federation. | | | Prime Minister of Canada: FIRST MINISTERS PARTNER ON NORTHERN STRATEGY | | | In Nunavut, the Government of Canada is responding positively to a request from the Government of Nunavut that devolution negotiations be initiated immediately. |
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http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/news.asp?id=358
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| | CIA - The World Factbook -- Canada |
| | Supreme Court of Canada (judges are appointed by the prime minister through the governor general); Federal Court of Canada; Federal Court of Appeal; Provincial Courts (these are named variously Court of Appeal, Court of Queens Bench, Superior Court, Supreme Court, and Court of Justice) | | | Canada enjoys a substantial trade surplus with its principal trading partner, the United States, which absorbs more than 85% of Canadian exports. | | | head of government: Prime Minister Paul MARTIN (since 12 December 2003); Deputy Prime Minister Anne MCLELLAN (since 12 December 2003) |
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http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ca.html
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| | CIC Canada Main Menu |
| | Learn about settling in one of Canada’s provinces as a provincial nominee. | | | See the new amendments to the Transitional Regulations. | | | On December 12, 2003, Prime Minister Martin announced a significant reorganization of government. |
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http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/index.html
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| | Open Directory - Regional: North America: Canada: Government |
| | Provincial and Territorial Report - Newsletter that covers news about the 13 provincial and territorial governments. | | | Canada Gazette - Official newspaper of the Government of Canada. | | | - Official site for the federal government in Canada. |
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http://dmoz.org/Regional/North_America/Canada/Government
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| | Government On-Line: Serving Canadians Better |
| | Accenture Report - Canada Number 1 for Fifth Year | | | This site provides information on the Government of Canada's progress to serve Canadians better and to become the government most connected to its citizens. | | | Final Report of the Government On-Line Advisory Panel |
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http://www.gol-ged.gc.ca/index_e.asp
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| | The Hill Times - Newspaper Online. |
| | This minority government is the most undemocratic Parliament ever, says Conservative House Leader Jay Hill | | | And the government snuck its response in through the Commons Clerk's Office, not through the House of Commons. | | | The federal Liberal government's so tired, it's reduced to scalping a 1930s funny-money scheme and packaging it as a new initiative. |
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http://www.thehilltimes.ca
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| | PWGSC - Government of Canada Clients |
| | This PWGSC portal is only accessible to Government of Canada employees. | | | Information for Government of Canada Institutions and Employees | | | The main access point for PWGSC services to Government of Canada institutions and employees is through the secure network, http://publiservice.pwgsc.gc.ca. |
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| | Government of Canada invests more than $270 000 in crime prevention initiatives in Nunavut |
| | This support helps with the creation of healthy communities," said Minister Okalik. | | | Your use of this website constitutes acceptance of the Lycos Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions | | | In February 2005, the Government of Canada announced an additional $90 million over three years to renew the NCPS as a key measure to protect Canadians from crime and victimization. |
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http://www.quote.com/qc/news/story.aspx?symbols=CNW:100&story=200510141815_CNW_200510141415CANADANWCANADAPR_C1309
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| | ABC News: Canada Government Survives First Vote |
| | Canada's Minority Government Survives First in Slew of Confidence Votes | | | Again, it could be the four Independent members of Parliament who will decide the fate of Martin's year-old government, which survived a razor-thin vote of confidence May 19, after a tie-breaking vote by Speaker Peter Milliken. | | | He said the Liberals would dissolve the House of Commons and call for new elections if any of the confidence votes were lost. |
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http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=849954
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| | Government of Canada vs. BlogsCanada MetaFilter |
| | Government of Canada vs. BlogsCanada The Government of Canada has served a cease and desist order to Canadian blog portal, BlogsCanada. | | | This guy's site isn't a parody of the Canada govt sites like whitehouse.org is to whitehouse.gov. He ripped off the VID of the government's site for no reason. | | | This scam has probably made the Canadian government extra vigilant about internet entities masquerading as government bodies. |
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http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/32502
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| | Government Grants Canada |
| | Each year the federal government and the provinces direct billions of dollars to businesses and organizations. | | | The Canadian federal government, and Canadian provinces, continue to provide government assistance to business and organizations. | | | While information is available on the internet through government agencies or other independent sources, generally these guidelines are brief. |
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| | The Green Lane: Climate Change - Home |
| | Within the federal government, climate change is co-managed by the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Natural Resources. | | | Canada will host from November 28 to December 9, 2005 the First Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (MOP 1) jointly with the Eleventh Session of the Conference of Parties (COP 11). | | | Other key players in this nationwide effort include several federal government departments, the provincial/territorial Ministers of Energy and Environment, municipalities, as well as scientists, industry, the business community and individual Canadians. |
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http://www.ec.gc.ca/climate/home-e.html
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| | Climate Change - Government of Canada - Canada and the Kyoto Protocol - Overview |
| | Last year, Ministers and delegates from some 180 governments met in the Dutch city of The Hague from November 13-24 at the Sixth Conference of Parties (CoP6) in an attempt to finalize the most important of these rules. | | | Last October most provincial and territorial governments also indicated the actions they are planning to take in their jurisdictions. | | | This is comparable to the targets taken on by our major trading partners. |
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http://www.climatechange.gc.ca/cop/cop6_hague/english/overview_e.html
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| | Home Page |
| | Report on Public Opinion Research in the Government of Canada for fiscal year 2003-2004. | | | A Year of Renewal: Annual Report on the Government of Canada's Advertising 2003-2004. | | | Visit the Government of Canada's Publications website to view the Year of the Veteran 2005 catalogue. |
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http://www.communication.gc.ca/index_e.html
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| | Home: Canada - Afghanistan |
| | Canada boosts support for Afghanistan Election - September 14, 2005 | | | Canada's Provincial Reconstruction Team - August 16, 2005 | | | Canada is making important diplomatic, defence and development contributions to the stabilization and reconstruction of Afghanistan. |
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http://www.canada-afghanistan.gc.ca/menu-en.asp
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| | Important Notices A Treasure to Explore: Parliament Hill (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) |
| | The Government of Canada and Public Works and Government Services Canada is committed to respecting the personal privacy of individuals who visit our Web sites. | | | This section summarizes the privacy policy and practices of Public Works and Government Services Canada Web sites. | | | Maintained by the Communications Directorate, Public Works and Government Services Canada. |
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http://www.parliamenthill.gc.ca/text/importantnotices_e.html
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| | Public Service Commission of Canada: Employment |
| | Post Secondary Recruitment Program seeks university graduates who have the qualifications needed to fill entry-level positions in federal government departments. | | | The Public Service Commission is an independent agency reporting to Parliament that works with departments and agencies to recruit and appoint qualified persons to the Public Service of the Government of Canada. | | | Recruitment of Policy Leaders Program targets and recruits exceptional graduates into the Public Service of Canada. |
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http://www.psc-cfp.gc.ca/centres/empl_e.htm
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| | Access to Travel - Home |
| | The development of this Web site was spearheaded by Transport Canada in cooperation with other federal government departments, provincial governments and not-for-profit associations. | | | Government Policies > Learn more about government programs and policies related to accessible transportation. | | | Transportation Between Canadian Cities > Select a city to get profiles of inter-city air, bus, ferry and rail companies serving that location. |
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http://www.accesstotravel.gc.ca/main-e.asp
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| | Government Jobs Canada |
| | focus on the major government agencies that account for most of the government employment in Canada. | | | The Public Service Commission of Canada is the independent agency responsible for the appointment of qualified persons to and within the Canadian Federal Public Service, and for the design and development of corporate learning opportunities for professional communities. | | | Government Jobs Canada is your guide to Canadian government jobs. |
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http://www.pse-net.com/joblistings/joblistingCan.htm
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| | MERX- the Electronic Tendering Service - Contracts Canada |
| | These free services only apply to federal government notices. | | | The Government Electronic Tendering Service (GETS) is an on-line system that advertises government contracting opportunities to potential bidders. | | | GETS is being operated by Mediagrif Interactive Technologies Inc. as MERX which provides the service to the federal government under contract. |
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http://contractscanada.gc.ca/en/tender-e.htm
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| | PSC - Recruitment Menu/Home |
| | While individual positions involve work in either field or office locations, most of the positions will involve field work and will last for four to ten weeks. | | | New positions will be posted as Census day (May 16, 2006) approaches. | | | With only one application for employment, you can apply to over 7,000 student jobs in the federal government. |
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http://www.jobs-emplois.gc.ca/menu/home_e.htm
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| | Parliament of Canada - Parlement du Canada |
| | The Parliament of Canada Web Site is managed jointly by the parliamentary institutions - that is, the Senate and the House of Commons - working together with the Library of Parliament. | | | Le site Web du Parlement du Canada est géré par les institutions parlementaires, c'est-à-dire le Sénat et la Chambre des communes, conjointement avec la Bibliothèque du Parlement. |
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| | Introduction to the Government of Canada Official Web Site Canada Site |
| | Find information for seniors, youth and families or a Service Canada Centre near you. | | | Your source for federal, provincial and territorial information and services such as business start-up, taxes, financing and more topics... | | | Introduction to the Government of Canada Official Web Site |
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http://canada.gc.ca/main_e.html
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| | Budget Information |
| | A multimedia presentation illustrating how federal revenues were spent in the most recent fiscal year available (2003-04), as well as the main sources of government revenue. | | | Most years the Government releases one major document that sets out where and how it plans to collect and invest taxpayers’ money. | | | It’s a blueprint for how the Government wants to set the annual economic agenda for Canada. |
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http://www.fin.gc.ca/access/budinfoe.html
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| | Tsunami Disaster Response - Overview |
| | Federal government departments and agencies involved in the tsunami disaster response | | | Some $213 million, eligible for matching funds from the Government of Canada, has been raised by the 23 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) participating in the Matching Funds Program. | | | As the full scope of the crisis emerged, the Canadian government committed $425 million toward a comprehensive response over five years. |
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http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/cida_ind.nsf/vall/8C600A04E2E4969F85256F770064F11F?OpenDocument
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| | Government information |
| | Canadian Government Information is a selective collection of links to Canadian government sites and key federal documents maintained by Library and Archives Canada. | | | It includes a page of links to the news release pages of individual federal government departments. | | | Survey of Management of Government Information Holdings, 1999 |
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http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/8/4/index-e.html
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| | Cease and Desist |
| | I am Legal Counsel to the Treasury Board Secretariat. | | | The Government's corporate signature and the Canada wordmark are protected under the Copyright Act and cannot be reproduced without prior authorization. | | | Screenshots of a BlogsCanada page and a Government of Canada page are available here. |
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http://www.blogscanada.ca/ceaseDesist.html
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| | Government of Canada Securities |
| | Quarterly update describing the federal government's debt program and recent developments in fixed-income markets and the economy. |
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http://www.fin.gc.ca/purl/gocsec-e.html
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