Government

The senate: The Senate is the Upper House in Canada’s bicameral parliamentary democracy. Senators also propose their own bills and generate debate about issues

House of Commons: the House of Commons brings together elected representatives from across Canada to debate issues and make decisions.

Each level of government has an executive branch, a legislative branch, and a judicial branch

What do MLAs do: an MLA is an elected official who represents a local area and makes laws

What is the federal government responsible for: enforcing laws at the national level.

What is the provincial government responsible for: provincial health, education, resources, and development

Y.C.J.A

YCJA = youth criminal justice act

What is the youth criminal justice act? - a federal law, applies to all youth in Canada from ages of 12- 17, effective April 1 2003

What are the basic principles and goals? - purposes accountability, emphasis unique nature of youth, reflects social values, considers social, cultural and developmental situation, involves, community, social agencies, family, and victim, encourages compassion, empowerment, and respect.

Legal rights- from the time of arrest all youth have the right to know why they are being arrested, to remain silent, to talk to their parents or a trusted adult, to be represented by a lawyer as soon as possible, to have a parent, trusted adult, or a lawyer with them if they choose to make a statement tot he police.