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| The committee of senior ministers responsible for controlling government policy |
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| high-ranking members of the government, typically representing the executive branch; a politician who holds significant public office |
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| the Queen, the Governor General, the Prime Minister and Cabinet; the part of government responsible for carrying out and enforcing the laws and polices as decided by the Canadian Parliament |
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| Federal Accountability Act |
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| a law brought in to make it easier for someone to report any wrongdoing by government officials; An Act providing for conflict of interest rules, restrictions on election financing and measures respecting administrative transparency, oversight and accountability" |
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| the queen's representative in Canada; the British monarch's representative who acts for the "crown" in Canada |
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| The elected, lower chamber of Canada's parliament through which all legislation must pass before it becomes law. The members are chosen in general elections |
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| is the upper house of the Canadian Parliament, normally composed of 105 senators appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister; the "sober, second thought," of parliament that has the same powers as the House of Commons except that it can not introduce legislation related to the raising or spending of money. |
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| the part of the government responsible for making sure the laws are followed; interpreting and enforcing the laws; it includes all the judges and courts |
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| That part of government which is responsible for making, or having the power to make, a law or laws; in Canada, the House of Commons |
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| is a representative of the voters to a parliament; An individual elected to the House of Commons to represent a constituency. |
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| a person appointed by the Prime Minister to represent a region of Canada and give "sober, second thought" to bills before they become laws |
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| responsibility to someone or for some activity |
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| the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another |
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| an idea submitted to the House of Commons for consideration as a law; a statute in draft before it becomes law; "they held a public hearing on the bill" |
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| government workers; permanent professional branches of a government's administration, excluding military and judicial branches and elected politicians |
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| A group of people appointed by a legislature to consider the details of proposed legislation |
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| Being a voting member of a community or organization and having the power to appoint or elect |
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| lays out and limits the powers and functions of a political entity. These rules together make up (constitute) what the entity (thing) is |
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| to make decisions as a government and put decisions into action |
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| the ways in which a group of people are ruled; the process of applying and creating the laws for a group of people |
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| the body (group of people)with power to make decisions for a society |
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| a rule imposed by authority; legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity |
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| someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer |
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| The main means of mass communication (esp. television, radio, newspapers, and the Internet) regarded collectively |
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| A relatively small group of people, esp. one commonly discriminated against in a community, society, or nation, differing from others in race, religion, language, or political persuasion |
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| An organization that has as a primary purpose the running candidates for election in order to turn their ideas into laws |
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| when government is chosen by the largest number of people; when the candidate or party who receives the most votes is declared elected |
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The position and duties of a minister of state or a member of a cabinet; e.g.
he took on the Foreign Affairs portfolio |
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| A ceremony in which the monarch's representative, the Governor General at the federal level, gives final approval to a bill. |
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| a favorite saying of a sect or political group; a memorable motto or phrase used in a political, commercial, religious and other context as a repetitive expression of an idea or purpose |
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