Parliament of Canada

Parliament of Canada is the Federal legislative power of Canada, and is based in Ottawa, Ontario.

The Canadian Constitution requires that the Canadian Parliament from three components: the Sovereign (Sovereign, la Couronne), the Senate (Senate, le Sénat) and the House of Commons(House of Commons, la Chambre des communes). The Sovereign is usually represented by the Governor-General, who on the advice of the Prime Minister appoints the 105 members of the Senate. The 308 members of the House of Commons are directly elected by the people, with each Member represents a constituency (riding).

Both bills by the House of Commons and by the Senate to be approved. Commons is the most important part of the Canadian Parliament and Senate rarely opposes the will of the House of Commons. Legislative proposals can be submitted in each of the two rooms but only in the House of Commons can be a bill that allocates a tax or public money be submitted.

The role of the sovereign and Governor General are in practice often ceremonial, although they may refuse a new law in theory and also the cabinet can send home. The Prime Minister and the Cabinet must enjoy the confidence of the majority in the House of Commons to govern. Canadian Parliament, Ottawa, Ontario==History[ Edit] == The Parliament was founded in 1867 by the British North America Act of that year and was based on the British "Westminster" Model. Unlike its British counterpart, the Canadian Parliament fewer powers since the provinces have aanzienelijke powers that do not belong to the Federal Parliament. Until the Statute of Westminsterwas passed by the British Parliament in 1931 was the Canadian Parliament entirely submissive to the Crown and Parliament in London. In practice, the Canadian Parliament was independent but only in 1982, after adoption of the Canada Act of that year gave all its powers on London on Canada.