1. Canada preferred to establish a nation based on
,
and
.
2. Canada's political system was greatly influenced by the two
major foreign forces:
and
.
3. Most of the Canadian population is concentrated in
and
which have the most
and therefore have the most power in
.
4. Canada's system of government was based on the British system
of
. The Canadian Parliament is divided into a lower house named
and an upper house called
.
5. The official head of Canada is
. As she doesn't live in Canada, she is represented by an official
called
.
6. The Reform Party has its great support in
provinces, but has very little influence in
Canada. In the 1997 election, it became the country's
opposition party by winning enough seats in the parliament.
7. Through most of the 20th century, the federal government of
Canada has been governed by either
or by
.
8. Mulroney made many important contributions to Canada. During
his time of office, he introduced
Act and signed a free trade agreement with
.
9. The Meech Lake Accord introduced by
government failed in
, because some
objected, arguing that all Canadians should have their rights protected
equally.
10. The Senate is not
, whereas the House of Commons is elected based on population rather
than
size, so there are more MPs from
areas than from wilder regions of Canada.
11. In Canada, each province is led by a
, who is head of the provincial house, called the
.
