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This 12 page paper discusses the history of the Canadian government and in particular the Senate, as well as its functions, controversy surrounding it and the future. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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somewhat similar to that of the U.S. This paper discusses the Canadian Senate and its part in the structure of the legislative system. Discussion The Canadian head of state is
the Queen of Canada, "who is also Queen of Britain, Australia and New Zealand" as well as numerous other countries scattered around the globe (Forsey, 2005). The Canadian Constitution was
drafted in 1867 by a group of men known as the "Fathers of Confederation"; these men "freely, deliberately and unanimously chose to vest the formal executive authority in the Queen,"
which she would administer as she did the principles of the British constitution (Forsey, 2005). The result is that everything the government does is done in the Queens name, but
the authority for each action "flows from the Canadian people" (Forsey, 2005). The structure ultimately decided on was a "Cabinet responsible to the House of Commons, and the House of
Commons answerable to the people" (Forsey, 2005). The Senate, oddly enough, seems to be far less powerful than the House, in part because its members are appointed and serve for
life, rather than being elected (Forsey, 2005). More about the senate below. The powers vested in the Queen are exercised by the Governor General, who is the Queens representative except
when the Queen is in Canada (Forsey, 2005). The Governor General is appointed by the Queen "on the advice of the Canadian Prime Minister" and he or she is always
Canadian (Forsey, 2005). Canada can be described both as an "independent sovereign democracy" and a "federal state, with 10 largely self-governing provinces and three territories administered by the central government"
(Forsey, 2005). The Canadian government began in Nova Scotia, which was the "first part of Canada to secure representative government. In 1758, it was given an assembly, elected by
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