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Members of Parliament

Represents Canadians in the Federal Government

-Sovereign
-The House of Commons
-The Senate

3 Parts of the Parliament

-Federal State
-Parliamentary Democracy
-Constitutional Monarchy

3 Facts about Canada's system

Canadian Charter of Rights & Freedom

Right to live and work anywhere in Canada

Official languages right and Aboriginals people's right.

-Foreign Policy
-National Defense

Responsibility of the Federal Government

-Snow Removal
-Community Health
-Transportation

Responsibility of Local Government

Jolie Payette

Governor General of Canada

Liberal Party of Canada

Federal Party in Power

Acadians

French Colonist settled in Maritime Provinces (1604)

descendants of French Colonists

Main duties of Political Party

Propose ideas on how the government should run.

Federal Elections

3rd Monday of October

Election Ballot

List of candidate in your electoral distinct.

July 1

Canada Day

May 20 - 25

Victoria Day

November 11

Remembrance Day

3rd week of October

Voting Day

Magna Carta

Great Charter of Freedom (1215)

Habeas Corpus

Unlawful detention by the state

Supremacy of God and the rule of law

Canada was founded upon principles that recognize -

Mobility Rights

Canadians can live and work anywhere they choose in Canada

Aboriginal Peoples' Rights

The rights guaranteed in the Charter will not adversely affect any treaty or other rights or freedoms of Aboriginal peoples.

Official Language Rights and Minority Language Educational Rights

French and English have equal status in Parliament and through the government.

Multiculturalism

A fundamental characteristic of the Canadian heritage and identity. Canadians celebrate the gift of one another's presence and work hard to respect pluralism and live in harmony.

-Spousal Abuse
-"honor killings"
-Female genital mutilation
-Forced marriage
-Gendered-based violence

The barbaric cultural practices that Canada doesn't tolerate

No Compulsory Military Service

Defending Canada with Canadian Forces is a noble contribution but...

-Peace
-Order
-Good Government

Institutions uphold a commitment... a key phrase in Canada's original constitution document in 1867 (British North America Act)

-Liberty
-Enterprises
-Hard work
-Fair play

A belief in ordered... has enabled.

The Great Dominion

Poets and Songwriters have hailed Canada as...

-Aboriginal
-French
-British

Founding peoples of Canada...

Territorial Rights

First Aboriginal Rights that were guaranteed through the Royal Proclamation of 1763 by King George III. (1763)

Residential Schools

From the 1800s until the 1980s

-Indian
-Inuit
-Metis

the terms

Indian

Refers to all the Aboriginal people who are not Inuit or Metis. Are called First Nations.

1970

Year when the term

Inuit

The term means "the people" in the Inuktitut language

Metis

They are a distinct people of mixed Aboriginal and European ancestry

65%

Percentage of Aboriginal People that are First Nations

30%

Percentage of Aboriginal People that are Metis

4%

Percentage of Aboriginal People that are Inuit

18 million Anglophones

The number of people and the type of people who speak English as a first language.

7 million Francophones

The number of people and the type of people who speak French as a first language.

New Brunswick

\__________ is the only official bilingual province

The Great Upheaval

The war between Britain and France

Quebecers

People of Quebec.

Recognized in 2006

The House of Commons recognized that the Quebecois form a nation within a united Canada.

Quebec Fabric

Anglo-Quebecers have a heritage of 250 years and form a vibrant part of the Quebec fabric

-English
-Welsh
-Scottish
-Irish

The basic way of life in English-speaking areas was established by hundreds of thousands of...

Land of immigrants

Canada is often referred to as \___________ because

Chinese languages

A non-official language that is the second most-spoken at home

Christian

The great majority of Canadians identify as...

Catholic

The largest religious affiliation is...

-Social welfare
-Harmony and mutual respect
-To provide schools and healthcare
-To resettle refugees
-To uphold religious freedom
-Religious expression
-Freedom of conscience

In Canada

-Hunting
-Gathering
-Raising Crops

The Native people lived off the land by...

Huron-Wendat

They are farmers and hunters of the Great Lakes region

Cree and Dene

They live in the Northwest and are hunter-gatherers.

Sioux

They are nomadic.

Bison

They are the buffalo herd.

Warfare

What was common among Aboriginal groups as they competed for land

John Cabot

An Italian immigrant to England

1610

English settlement did not begin until...

Jacques Cartier

He was the first European to explore the St. Lawrence River and to set eyes on present-day Quebec City and Montreal

1497

The year European exploration began in earnest with the expedition of John Cabot.

King Francis I of France

Jacques Cartier made 3 voyages across the Atlantic

Kanata

An Iroquoian word that means "village" (1550)

1604

The year

St. Croix Island

First discovered by Pierre de Monts and Samuel de Champlain

Port-Royal

in Acadia

1608

The year Champlain built a fortress which is now called Quebec City.

-Algonquin
-Montagnais
-Huron

Champlain was allied with the colonies... a confederation of five.

1701

The year when French and Iroquois made peace

Beaver Pelts

The French and Aboriginal people collaborated in the vast fur-trade economy

-Jean Talon
-Bishop Laval
-Count Frontenac

Leaders who built a French Empire in the North America that reached from Hudson Bay to the Gulf of Mexico.

1670

The year when King Charles II of England granted the Hudson's Bay Company exclusive trading rights.

Montreal-based traders

Hudson's Bay Company's competitors

Voyageurs and Coureurs des bois

The skilled and courage men who traveled by canoe

1759

The year when the British defeated the French in the Battle of the plains of Abraham at Quebec City. (Marking the end of France's empire in America)

Brigadier James Wolfe

The British commander in the Battle of the plains of Abraham

Marquis de Montcalm

The French commander in the Battle of plains of Abraham

Habitants or Canadiens

The term used to call the French-speaking Catholic people.

Province of Quebec

Following the war

Quebec Act (1774)

\___________ accommodated the principles of British institutions to the reality of the province

1773

The year when 13 British Colonies to the south of Quebec declared independence and formed the US.

Loyalists

40

Joseph Brant

He led thousands of Loyalist Mohawk Indians into Canada.

1792

The year when some black Nova Scotians

The first representative assembly

\_____________ was elected in Halifax

The second representative assembly

\_____________ was elected in Prince Edward Island followed in 1773.

Constitutional Act of 1791

\______________ divided the Province of Quebec into Upper Canada and Lower Canada.

Upper Canada

Is now called Ontario which was mainly Loyalist

Lower Canada

Is now called Quebec which has heavily Catholic and French-speaking.

British North America

The name called for the Atlantic and the two Canadas.

Governor John Graves Simcoe

In 1793

1807

The year when the British Parliament prohibited the buying and selling of slaves.

1833

The year when the British Parliament abolished slavery throughout the Empire.

Mary Ann Shadd Cary

She was an outspoken activist in the movement to abolish slavery in the U.S.A. Also in 1853 became the first woman publisher in Canada.

The Montreal Stock Exchange

The first financial institution that opened in 1832.

-Farming
-Exporting natural resources (fur

fish and timber)

Battle of Trafalgar

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte's fleet in 1805