Canada, a country located in North America, shares the largest on land border with United States. Despite being part of the same continent as the United States and also being U.S northern neighbor, both countries are quiet similar and different from one and another. These differences include historical, political, economic, and cultural. Historically, Canada and United States were both colonized by French and Britain but United States’ primary language is English and Canada’s primary languages are English and French. United States is a Republic and Canada is a constitutional monarchy but both are based on democracy. The gross domestic product (GDP) presents the total dollar value of all the goods and services over a specific time …show more content…
These levels are Federal government, provincial or territorial government, and municipal government. Each level of government has their roles and responsibilities. Federal government is responsible for things at the national levels such as citizenship, immigration, national defense and trades. Provincial government is responsible for things at state levels such as education, health care, and environment. Municipal government is responsible for cities, towns, and villages and focuses on local matters.
Canada is a constitutional monarch and currently Queen Elizabeth II is the monarch. Prime Minister is the head of the government in Canada, is the leader of the political party that holds most seats in the House of the Commons, choses Members of the Parliament (MPs) to serve as ministers in cabinet, and appoints Governor-General. PM also choses senators for the Senate. Justin Pierre James Trudeau is the 23rd and the current Prime Minister of Canada and a leader of the Liberal Party in the House of Commons. A Governor-General who is appointed by the Prime Minister is the Monarch representative in Canada. From 2010 until now, David Johnston is the Governor-General of Canada. He represents the queen and carries out the duties of …show more content…
Laws are represented by the members of Parliament? approved by the senate, and are enforced by the court. These are all part of the government. “Canadian laws recognize and protect basic rights and freedoms, such as liberty and equality.”(www.cic.gc.ca). the supreme court of Canada is located in Ottawa, west of Parliament Hill. It is the highest court of Canada and has been led by Beverly McLachlan since 2001. She is also the first chief justice. The members of the Supreme Court are appointment by the Governor-General on PM’s and Minister of justice advice. The constitution of Canada is the supreme law. The constitution Act of 1867 divided the power between federal and provincial government. The constitution act of 1982 ended all the legislative ties with United Kingdom. It also provided basic rights and freedom to all the